At 2 mana, it allows us to resolve it before our opponent has pulled too far ahead on board if we play on turn 2
White Bordered Cards Without Expansion Symbol With Copyright Year Although, the next few editions dont have an expansion symbol, they can quite quickly be distinguished by their copyright year
I have seen people get creative and decorate their binder covers either with homemade art or using custom made vinyl stickers, which have a fantastic aesthetic to them
And this set looks like its going to upgrade Boros in Standard, which may not have time for this, but its hard to believe that a strategy of dropping this and then a huge Song of Totentanz doesnt have a future
Selling these locally can sometimes get you considerably better prices compared to selling online overseas, mainly because of demand and authenticity verification
When Wizards of the Coast first printed the English Base Set in early 1999, the cards had no shadow under the art window