The creature sagas are a slam dunk lore win for Final Fantasy fans, and a juicy deck-building challenge for deck brewers, so we're not surprised that people are buying up support pieces for them before the new set has even arrived on the MTG release schedule
As an example, an Illustration Rare Drowzee from the Scarlet & Violet base set spiked to around $80 in value shortly after the English release due to hype and tough pulls, despite being a readily available card
The news that Russian WPN (Wizards Play Network) stores will be receiving English-language promotional cards (which are often given as prizes for events at game stores) may actually be somewhat good news for the local scene
A quick preview before some more words: image15362048 404 KB For background, unlike Pokemon, where it can be very very difficult and expensive to get artist signatures, Magic artists are generally accessible
Fans of this EDH mechanic were spoiled for choice in 2023, since March of the Machine also featured the fun but chaotic Planechase game mode