Its a staple in competitive merfolk builds
The simplest protection is to buy from vetted sources with a track record, so you are not authenticating every carton yourself
Box Topper While maybe not particularly consequential, there are also differences in the box toppers with the Alpha box toppers including not only a foil (non-full art) Sorcery and a rubble token, but also a few other alternative artworks and a foil Winter River (the only means of obtaining this card!)
What you can exchange Special Shop Tickets for You can exchange Special Shop Tickets for the following cosmetic items: Special Set Coin Special Set Card Sleeves Special Set Playmat Special Set Background Special Set Cover These items do not give you any advantage in the game, they just change the appearance
You can sneak it onto the battlefield with something likeTony Stark // The Invincible Iron Man, or double it up with the methods we described earlier for Iron Man, Bleeding Edge
Speaking of which, I think I agree with dizzie07 on reddit and their 2K upvoters that the 'Pikachu squishes his face through stair banisters' card by Okacheke deserves to be this set's chase