There is a holographic sheen to some of them, and the rarer cards even have some 3D effects
With the tournament circuit all but shuttered, a majority of its player base unable to interact with one another in person (hello!), many scaling back purchases due to financial concerns, and local game stores the lifeblood of Magics existence either temporarily closed or operating at a fraction of their normal levels, the product may be flowing, but outside of the internet youre not seeing the same rapacious consumption of the game as you normally would
The first documented use of rarity symbols is 5th March 1997(Jungle)* therefore all product distributed after this date has virtually no chance of containing no rarity base
Many, many characters in this deck are pirates - 24 different characters show up in this deck, of which 17 are pirates - and through various benefits and mechanics, the deck is telling you that it wants you to swing away with them and whittle down your opponents to get an upper hand on the board state
Fake cards can be a big problem for players, since they're prohibited in official tournaments
Single cards are currently being sold as new, and they are technically used the moment the packaging gets opened
