They're a topic that generates a lot of impassioned discussion, mostly because every time they come up, everyone starts arguing about the affordability of Magic and how WotC makes the game too expensive to play. There is increasing acceptance of proxies in certain situations , especially provided you are not trying to use fake cards and pass them off as real or using them in tournaments where they're not allowed
Ultimately, Im just a people person, and this kind of gave me a through line to everybody.
Exit Through the Grift Shop Felidar Sovereign Form of the Approach of the Second Sun Frenetic Sliver Gallifrey Stands Gideon of the Trials Halo Fountain Happily Ever After Hedron Alignment Helix Pinnacle Hellkite Tyrant Herald of Eternal Dawn Jace, Wielder of Mysteries Laboratory Maniac Laboratory Maniac Liliana's Contract Luck Bobblehead Mayael's Aria Maze's End Mechanized Production Mortal Combat Near-Death Experience Now I Know My ABC's Platinum Angel Platinum Angel Avatar Ramses, Assassin Lord Revel in Riches Shahrazad Shinryu, Transcendent Rival Simic Ascendancy Test of Endurance Thassa's Oracle The Book of Exalted Deeds The Cheese Stands Alone The Countdown Is at One Triskaidekaphile Twenty-Toed Toad Woodland Guidance Wowzer, the Aspirational (playtest)
Strixhaven looks to have a smorgasbord of powerful and exciting Magic cards
I always start with rough color planning