There are several different factors that contribute to this, but in an era where it feels like Magic information is being homogenized and disseminated faster than ever 1 , its strange that the foreign markets have so little to go off of
This often takes the form of removal, like Thraben Charm and Will of the Mardu, though some cards buff creatures based on how many you control, like Heidegger, Shinra Executive and Team Avatar
I quite like the idea of marrying these effects
Conversely, an English fan-favorite card in graded mint condition can fetch a premium that many Japanese cards wont
Annihilate four is strong but it doesn't have the same shutdown potential as Emrakul
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