Many collectors switched to Japanese cards for better availability or quality during times when English products were scarce or scalped
Others simply take pride in knowing they own cards that are hard to get your hands on
Cheap spells dominate in Eternal formats, so just two or three colors can get most threats
Card Name Mana Cost Type Enchantment Rarity Rare rules Text If an opponent would begin an extra turn, that player skips that turn instead.Whenever an opponent attacks you with two or more creatures, draws their second card each turn, or casts their second spell each turn, you draw a card
If it's your turn, you control Coram, and another player has permission to play a card in a graveyard that was put there from a library this turn (perhaps because it's an instant card they own that has flashback), whoever gets priority sooner will have the first chance to play that card
Most of this happened in the same season, where I managed to hit Silver in the Pro Players Club with multiple Pro Tour qualifications in the bank, and this helped propel me into a chain of about three years on the Pro Tour scene