In that light, creating block monsters sounded like a pretty good idea to encourage more players to jump into Standard
Here are the most important checks: Key Signs of a Fake: Blurry or bleeding text Wrong font or spacing Incorrect holographic pattern (grainy/flat) Missing or incorrect shadow Wrong card back color (purple or faded blue) Poor centering or incorrect borders Advanced Warning: High-quality fakes can look real even to experienced collectors
You still need to pay the mana cost for them, which is a bummer
Core Sets, generally, are designed to be a little more straightforward than expansion sets like the current Kaiju-inspired set Ikoria
While commanders like Drizzt Do'Urden, Gavi, Nest Warden, Jinnie Fay, Jetmir's Second, Jolrael, Mwonvuli Recluse, and Lord Windgrace give you tokens that are Cats (or Cat Warriors), theyre usually asking you to build around other strategies, not cats as a theme
VSTARs are a replacement for the VMAX mechanic, which is being phased out of the main portion of the set after this release