Practical Use: Helpful educational reference
Of course, Doubling Season was only the beginning, and today we're going to unpack some of the best of what I'm calling "Counter Increasers." I'm using "increaser" rather than "multiplier" or "doubler" since not every card we're going to talk about doubles or multiplies the number of counters on our stuff
The selection focuses on classic mechanics (Crystal, Shining, Prime, LEGEND, species) alongside iconic and historically significant artworks
Here's a rundown of all the new Reserved List cards: 10 City of Traitors (PL - NM) 6 Mox Diamond (GD - NM) 4 Grim Monolith (LP - GD) 4 Serra's Sanctum (LP - NM) 3 Lion's Eye Diamond (LP - NM) 3 Sliver Queen (NM) 3 Earthcraft (EX - NM) 3 Intuition (EX - NM) 2 Tolarian Academy (NM) 1 Gaea's Cradle (NM) 1 Gilded Drake (NM) 1 Lake of the Dead (EX) 1 Time Spiral (NM) 1 Survival of the Fittest (EX) 1 Yawgmoth's Will (EX) Alternate Fourth Edition Starter Now that's something you don't see every day: A sealed Alternate Fourth Edition Starter
For Mewtwo master set collectors, chasing the JPN S10B box is the only path
Early creature interaction that buys time to play your bigger threats and then later game it allows you to protect those bigger threats