Another reason for their popularity is the exclusivity of certain items
It's aggressive, looks like it could punch a hole through your binder, and made me actually stop and appreciate an Illustration Rare that isnt trying to be too cute
I suppose that you could use Lugia as an early game wall due to its decent HP, but there are better mons for that, like Chansey or Snorlax
While power creep is still undeniably a thing in MTG, the last few sets havent felt like that
BPhillipYork: This is an okay shell to build a Selesnya go wide and tall deck around
Im pretty sure that if you drop an ink drop on a piece of paper, let it dry a bit (but not completely!) and then fold the paper without pressing too hard, it will give a grey stamp of the original stamp and a very feint back imprinted stamp on the other part