I'm not saying this wouldn't be a bad play by any means, only that the card is held back because it might be difficult to capitalize on its upsides, thus leaving us with a slightly overpriced version of this effect
At the time of the Beta release, some cards left over from the printings of Alpha, the first edition of Magic, were inserted into these deck boxes, and the show's staff opened one of these cards, being none other than an Ancestral Recall from Alpha, later graded with the highest conservation grade and sold for US$ 38,500
Because it only gets one set to shine, Wizards can pull out all the stops and play
You can find an effective jeweler's loupe online for $20
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Gray Merchant of Asphodel Gray Merchant of Asphodel is likely one of the best-known entries on the list, and one of the best reasons to play mono-black in pretty much any format