The investment calculus: Japanese cards : Higher probability of achieving PSA 10 lower grading costs per gem mint card more predictable returns English cards : Lower PSA 10 probability but each PSA 10 commands a higher premium due to scarcity For investors focused on modern MEGA era cards, Japanese versions offer better risk-adjusted returns
This time each guild is going to have a different keyword, and I've been trying to independently figure out a keyword of my own for each one
This helps us see which cards they have in common and (more importantly) which cards they dont
They had been told upfront that we were testing out a sixth color, and they expressed some amount of sadness when it wasn't as unique as they'd hoped it would be
The artwork is colorful and sharp, and it really feels like a follow-up to Stellar Crown in both theme and mechanics
For example, here was the 2005 Seattle Grand Prix Champion, Ernie Marchesano's deck: The Rock | 2005 Standard | Ernie Marchesano, 2005 GP Seattle Champion Creatures (20) 1 Withered Wretch 2 Troll Ascetic 3 Eternal Witness 3 Ravenous Baloth 3 Sakura-Tribe Elder 4 Birds of Paradise 4 Wall of Blossoms Instants (6) 3 Smother 3 Vampiric Tutor Sorceries (6) 1 Chainer's Edict 1 Cranial Extraction 4 Cabal Therapy Enchantments (5) 1 Recurring Nightmare 4 Pernicious Deed Lands (23) 6 Swamp 8 Forest 1 Dust Bowl 1 Volrath's Stronghold 3 Treetop Village 4 Llanowar Wastes Here, as you can see, are three copies of Ravenous Baloth, a standard number for The Rock during its heyday