If they don't, however, the first defending player's blocks are illegal, and the game rewinds and blockers are declared again
I think the reason is that at first glance the card is illegible, being a tangled mess of hard to make out shapes, and only on closer inspection it starts to make sense
With a planned print run of 80,000 units, this is likely a Japan-exclusive item that will immediately have value on the aftermarket for international collectors looking to buy this product.
What doesnt appear are cards like Blightsteel Colossus and Progenitus that only shuffle themselves back
In my eyes, this explosion in popularity within the community came from the release of Shards of Alara and the heavy influx of shard colored legends, many of which were also well suited for themed decks and underexplored archetypes
Even the less aggressive red decks feature this accelerated decision-making, with reds signature looting and rummaging card draw forcing decisions about which cards to keep in hand and which to discard