It was a very good deal in terms of value, costing under half of the estimated value of the cards included
Those days look to be behind us with Day of Judgement returning to Standard, providing a hugely important piece to control decks, allowing a reset of the game that can often be a three, four, or five-for-one (or more!)
This doesn't just include the general dimensions - understanding the size and spacing of font, art, and borders can all help identify a legitimate card, too
Permanents phase back in during their controller's untap step, immediately before that player untaps their permanents
Markov is a 4/4 with First Strike and Haste, and also puts a +1/+1 counter on each Vampire you control whenever he attacks
It reminds me of Whisper Squad, which looked really weak at first, but then youd end up playing against someone with seven of them and the game becomes all about them