Some cards have artwork that means theyll never get reprinted, like the incredibly suggestive Earthbind, which has been left out of anniversary sets
This causes huge shifts in a game when you have the ability to create such a gap between your life and your opponents
The texture patterns on authentic rare cards create specific light-catching effects under bright light
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Its not just a great Squirtle card
A land that can produce two (generally large) creatures, and then either tutor a utility artifact, or even a combo piece in the case of Amulet of Vigor and Colossus Hammer, is so far above rate from the old creature lands that they arent even close in terms of power
