People who play card games know that card advantage is king, and if your opponent doesn't have any cards then they can't play the game, so discard is a particularly scary mechanic for card gamers
Mythic Wildcards are, as you would expect, the hardest to obtain
Lose Focus is interesting in that it scales with the game, and even later on, it can snipe spells when an opponent is tapped out for very little investment
Niko, Light of Hope Niko, Light of Hope is a 2/3 human wizard that already makes two Shards, which are upgraded enchantment Clue tokens
Sanctioned play: its a hard no (and sleeves dont fix it) If the event is sanctioned , you should assume gold-bordered cards are not allowed , full stop
Magic: The Gatherings Card Rarities Have Not Always Been So Clear Exceptions To MtG's Current Rarity Indicators Notably, the color-coded expansion symbols were introduced as part of the 1998 Exodus set , the 14th MtG expansion, and the rarity of even earlier cards was only given on separate card lists