Luckily there are resources available to help distinguish authentic Alpha Rares, from clipped Beta Rares including: - Alpha misprints - Alpha ink pattern alignment - Alpha print defects This guide will go through these ways of determining authentic Alpha Rares, and will have specific information for the most expensive and unique Alpha Rares
It works best in reanimator strategies where it discards, say, an Archon of Cruelty, then gives it haste after you drop it into play
Crew 1 The token won't copy counters or damage marked on Phoenix Fleet Airship, nor will it copy other effects that have changed Phoenix Fleet Airship's power, toughness, types, color, and so on
After all the card effects are resolved, then the card is discarded
A lot could have gone wrong on the way to The One Ring being sold too, which only added to its value