"Drawing from across the franchise youll see artwork from Magic artists along with the classic illustrations from legendary Final Fantasy artists, as well as brand-new breathtaking pieces made specifically for this set," said head designer Mark Rosewater (thanks, Polygon)
As prices rise and the theoretical loss increases, justifying opening a box for anything but entertainment value becomes incredibly difficult
Meanwhile, Lulu is facepalming in the background
In anticipation of their release, we would like to introduce you to some of the new cards themed after FINAL FANTASY IX
1 Traditional foil, surge foil, or colorful chocobo rare or mythic rare 1 of 3 Traditional foil FINAL FANTASY artist rares (1.9%) or 7 mythic rares (2.2%) 1 of 29 Traditional foil borderless woodblock rares (36.5%) or 6 mythic rares (3.8%) 1 of 26 Traditional foil main set borderless rares (31.6%) or 9 mythic rares (5.6%) 1 of 20 Surge foil borderless character rares (15.1%) or 8 mythic rares (3%) Colorful Traveling Chocobo in yellow, green, blue, pink, or black (less than 1%) Yellow, green, blue, and pink colorful chocobo cards appear in English in all Collector Boosters
There are a few permanents that offer more doubling up of counters, as well as ones that save counters from removed creatures, but even without these, Counter Blitz is very powerful right out of the box
