Think of Vega, the Watcher decks in EDH, or decks built around the Doctor Who paradox mechanic or the foretell mechanic
Experienced players include tech cards specifically to improve unfavourable matchups: a single copy of a counter Stadium, a Pokemon that changes type vulnerabilities, or a disruption Trainer that slows down specific strategies
With the icing on being the iconic artists like Amano and Nomura to creating new pieces of art for this setespecially since Nomura mentioned how he contained spoilers for FF7R pt3 in the artwork for Sephiroth, One Winged Angel
Within our Hipsters discussion folks pointed out that its better vehicle to convey game mechanics, has anti-counterfeiting measures, and is more accessible
While it may not be the most expensive Magic card ever sold, a flawless Alpha Mox Pearl is an absolute grail piece, proving that artifacts have ruled MTG since day one