Players may not wait to see what ability you choose before deciding whether to respond to it
Ripping sleeves is inevitable, so you will be locked into keeping these special sleeves on hand to replace damaged ones if you are taking these to a competitive event
I've considered getting into card altering, I've done 3D alters but I'd like to get some better knives before delving further into that
Black red was also one of the very few colour combinations that had basically no competitive archetypes for a long time, obviously not helped by a lack of gold juice to power up the option
Someone like Christopher Rush (the artist behind the original art of Brainstorm, Mana Leak and Lightning Bolt, among many others) can increase the value of cards
Bastiodon can reduce 100 damage if it is attacked due to its incredible ability, meaning on average, it reduces 50 damage