The structure of the packs means that they are more likely to include rarer cards, and some variants only appear in Collector Booster packs, but there are no guarantees that you'll pack a certain number of valuable cards per pack or box
- No, its not as effective as Swords to Plowshares or Path to Exile, but those cards dont let you do an Ian McKellen impression when you cast them
Ahoy Mateys The Pirates-matter cards are the least exciting of the lot, but Pirates also have pretty good support as a relevant creature type as is
Rule 0 Violations Check Its not quite banned or broken, but I feel some of your friends may have a problem with Mindcrank and it may warrant a Rule 0 conversation
When Competitive Demand Disappears For most non-Reserved List cards, price is still driven primarily by utility
This refers to the cards exiled as part of the cost of the craft ability of the front face