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Also, its one of the few black creatures in this list, and black doesn't get too many copy effects, so this Phyrexian shapeshifter has less competition

They do not include cards that were released outside of packs (e.g., cards from Historic Anthologies)

In tournaments, though, a missed trigger is a huge deal and could be seen as the difference between a player winning or losing, especially if an action card allowed an opponent to draw two cards that helped them get the last 2 Lore they needed to win

Watermark: Temur Illustrated by James Ryman Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp

Number Three This card will be one of the pillars of Standard, even if it ends up seeing play mostly as a sideboard card

This has created a large number of Dark Pokmon cards, with some, in particular, being especially valuable