Not only thateven those not attending in person can still own a piece of the LA Card Show by purchasing official merchandise at the official online store
By being able to lock your opponent out of casting spells of any one colour when she entered the battlefield, Iona may as well have read "your opponent doesn't get to play Magic." Spark it: Read our beginner's guide to MTG Jumpstart In a Modern deck like Gifts Ungiven - where the eponymous card lets you put Iona into your graveyard only to reanimate her later - she can enter play on turn four, and close the game from there
Combine that with what was (in comparison to Wizards of the Coast ) low printing levels, its easy to see why so few of these exist and why people are willing to pay 3k even for a PSA 7
If they are not sufficiently awkward/alien/unusual by historical standards, I will reject them.
Yugi memorably used the card as tribute in the original Anime to activate "Gaia Knight." The rare card recently sold for an impressive AU $850 is about US $650
Japanese cards often retain exclusive features, such as silver borders, holo patterns, and promo artwork that may not appear in other regions
