ScreenRant: From an artistic perspective, do you prefer decks that are themed (such as a Puppy deck, or Winnie the Pooh Pirate deck), or do you prefer to look at the card mechanics
#2 As long as the alter doesn't cover any relevant information or alter the art beyond recognition, you should be ok
I'm honestly not sure if a pirate deck will work or not
They are the rarest Magic cards since they are printed in limited numbers, typically just 50 per type (regular/foil/etched/etc.) per set the card art is printed in, and only given to the artist
The Pokemon TCG has never mirrored what the video games bring to the table so much as offered distorted echoes and as we wrap the Sword & Shield era, we're reminiscing over what might just be the most obvious example ever
By flattening these before submission, you can improve your chances of jumping a grade