Deathmist Raptor and Feed the Clan are against decks trying to beatdown quickly on the ground
This is why I did a double-take when I saw one of my Twitter friends referring to a subset of newer cards as the Modern Reserved List. After all, if there is something out there that can conceivably be called the Modern Reserved List without eliciting gales of laughter, isnt it worth spending a lot of time to see if theres any truth to that claim
Ask a draft pod about their favorite format, the best deck in Standard, or-God forbid-whether Magic is better now than it was five years ago, and youll end up with a squabbling mess
Theyre on the cheaper end and theyre not particularly pretty, but theyll protect your decks and are pretty sturdy
Storage is another key part of maintenance
While some players cautiously redact cards by writing on their inner sleeves, or are experimenting with removable tape, or printing out substitutes, I get a kick out of seeing a Magic card treated like a disposable piece of cardboard rather than an investment in your children's college fund