Only two Illustration Rares and one Special Illustration Rare have been cut from our set: Snorlax, Mewtwo, and Mew ex have been turned into promos for some of our English products
5) Does nothing come alphabetically first or last
While it is true that a few of these cards have now been Masterpieces twice (Mana Vault, Ancient Tomb, Through the Breach), we need only look as far as Mana Crypt and Sol Ring for examples of cards that have had multiple rare and shiny versions that have tended to trend upward together once the Masterpiece started to rise
Lots of people these days know all about the ultra modern cards such as the Prismatic Evolutions Umbreon ex and even extremely old collectibles such as the Base Set Charizard, but the sets from the 2000s deserve their time in the spotlight
Generally speaking, the more valuable a lot is, the smaller your pool of bidding competitors will be (unless, of course, its a super sought-after chase card)