Copying spells like Karn's Temporal Sundering can have a huge effect on the game
If we do it right, our opponents will struggle to put us down
Going forward, players should expect sporadic bans, along with things like:- Restrictions Limiting cards to less than four
Since 2021, they have also stopped mentioning the 1 SR or better every booster box
A counterfeiter shows off their hologram on a Damnation Moving up the line, if it gets to the point where fake cards are indistinguishable from real cards (which is the stated goal of counterfeiters and the dream of at least a large portion of the counterfeit community), and once fake cards are widely available and accepted by the community (which is likely to happen if / once they are really indistinguishable from authentic cards, because how could you know if the card you were playing with or against was real or not?), it could be a threat to the very existence of the game
In this environment, every point of damage matters, and the ability to convert early-game board presence into late-game reach is what separates a Tier 1 aggro list from the rest of the pack