On Monster Cards, the Level Stars are embossed in gold foil, similar to what is found on Ultimate Rares
Basically if you waited in line (~20-40 minutes) to play the demo of the game there was a 4 hour window from 2-6pm ET where every fan who demoed it was given the card
If you take extra turns or have multiple combat steps, you can definitely steal a few good options from opponents
On the other hand, I also really want to complete the LC set for nostalgia, but its hard to justify pulling the trigger (or at least hard to convince my spouse that its a good investment ) without self-funding some of the cost
Should you be using Hashaton, Scarabs Fist, however, then Varinas discard effect provides extra copying opportunities
Fast forward a decade or two to 2020 when the collectibles and sports card boom hits, and I begin collecting the cards I never had or could have afforded as a kid