Your Grafidggers Cage or Nihil Spellbomb look a lot scarier when you have a Tarmogoyf in play because I am forced to piece something together in a couple turns as opposed to ten
We try to have a full product offering for our fans, and the increased popularity of the Fat Pack seems to have gobbled up the demand for a fourth Magic product (after Boosters, Tournament Packs, and Theme Decks)." I'll let you consider the irony of the official statement as you attempt to count all the various Magic products printed today
So Im forced into the realm of guesswork and estimation: Based on what we hear from sellers and distributors, plus the likely print run after Fallout, were looking at around 1.5 million packs, which means youve got a 0.13% chance of pulling any serialized card
Not every digital-only design is suitable for tabletop play, but some aren't as bizarre or complex as the Alchemy branding might suggest
It's good to be aware of these archetypes because they sometimes come up in Limited, like the Lost in the Woods "combo" in Dark Ascension Limited, or making your own surprising imitation of a Fog deck by just drafting a pile of removal and no good win conditions