Theyre really pretty cards, but its kind of like homage to the original, back in the day kind of cards, Tiffany said
This deck makes incremental jumps and has really cool artifacts, and is fun to upgrade
The most rational approach for serious collectors is hybrid: rip a single Booster Box per major release for the experience and chance hits, and buy graded copies of the SIRs you actually want for your collection
A player does not have to fill every slot in their party for it to be active
I dont think its quite as powerful as Tomajkos Bant Urza deck, but this Bant Snow Control deck from contemporary Modern shows how nice Arcums Astrolabe is at smoothing over mana issues while allowing an Azorius deck to easily incorporate Oko, Thief of Crowns and Ice-Fang Coatl
The consignment process takes time, auctions are scheduled (not instant), and the fee structures are designed for high-end items