Heres a simplified breakdown: Base Stats: Every Pokmon has a set Attack, Defense, and Stamina
Costs and upkeep : Grading fees, protective storage, shipping, insurance, and even climate-controlled cases add hidden expenses
For example, if you control a Biotransference and there is an effect that says artifacts enter the battlefield tapped, creatures you control will enter the battlefield tapped
This means that those who want to play with these Lord of the Rings cards in their Commander decks for cheap have that option
WotC cut out the +1/+ and trample from the Tarkir: Dragonstorm equipment and the resonant red enchantment got showered off and rebalanced with a cost to copy spells before they were re-admitted to the Alchemy card pool
Vexing Shusher is a nice way to fight pesky blue decks