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We dont know exactly how trading will work yet, so lets start by assuming it will have the greediest systems possible

These can only be redeemed once

Solving for X and trying to get a number as big as possible was a great flavor fit, Wizards of the Coast lead designer Daniel Holt told Polygon via an email interview

If it already has a number of lore counters on it equal to its final chapter number, however, no abilities trigger

These firstwave cards lack the later circle/diamond/star markers in the bottomright corner and often show early printing quirks and errors (notably Venusaur, Charizard, Raichu, Gastly)

I was impressed by how often cards I wanted in the deck were already included in the preconstructed version