But seriously, even though the Future Sight border shenanigans clearly make the cards a bit more desirable, Mystery Booster 2 feels like a 'purer' product
The Mega Charizard Y artwork leads the set, but a reprint of the Charizard art from the original base set sits in the second spot
Week 1 - Inkmoth Nexus, The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale, Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth Week 2 - Strip Mine, Chancellor of the Annex, Icatian Store (submitted by NaCl) Week 3 - Mesmeric Fiend, Leyline of Anticipation, Black Lotus Week 4 - Memnite, Snapback, Force of Will Week 5 - Thassa's Oracle, Cavern of Souls, Island (submitted with only slight variations by 4 players) Week 6 - Blackmail, Cruel Sadist, Swamp (submitted by NaCl) You can see how each deck beats the one before it, but not necessarily the one two weeks prior
Those times when Counterspell wins the game but Mana Leak loses it stick with you and make you resent the Leak
Me: So, I'm writing this column on the opening hand and I was wondering if you remembered why you chose a seven-card hand
WotC printed these cards with a new silver border to show that they werent tournament-legal under any circumstances, and this trend continued through all future Un -sets