The base stock is similar, but environmental factors, press lines, and coatings can vary, so you get small differences in how cards feel and how the art and ink look
+1/+1 counters and trample on big creatures work really well
Feilding the question back to the community, Mark Rosewater asked, If the sticker cards existed exactly as is, but as punch-out cards rather than stickers, would that have been better? In response, Rosewater was met with a range of reactions, with most players noting that while more reusable, punch-out cards present their own problems
Slaughter Specialist Rating: 6/10 You really dont want to give your opponent free value, but the upside of a two-mana 3/3 that grows without much effort is definitely worth it
As a niche trophy few parents or children would give up, this card has reached mind-bending auction prices of over $200,000
Its more often sidelined to the 99 of other 3-mana ramp commanders like Azusa, Lost but Seeking, Marwyn, the Nurturer, or Selvala