It works best if you can discard a big spell and cast it for cheap with this dragon
Your adult collectors today were likely kids or teenagers playing in the past, and when those adults cut out the next generation of kids, that pipeline springs a very significant leak
It's more likely that after a few years of declining profits, we'd start to see layoffs at Wizards supporting R&D is expensivewhich would mean fewer new Magic cards and products (somewhat ironically creating a self-fulfilling prophecy, since less products would mean less reprints, driving up prices on cards even more and making fake cards even more appealing) until eventually Wizards just shuts its doors and Magic becomes a dead game
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You certainly have to put more work into the Bracers as it costs more upfront and on the equip end, but the ability to copy activated abilities could well be worth the extra costs
Find Good Art One of the reasons we emphasize the art so much in the signup sheets and also in the rules is that art can really make or break a card