a highly-graded card is void of scuffing, creasing, scratches, and any sort of blemishes immediately apparent on the front or back of the card
According to Mark Rosewater, the topic of changing the card back "comes up every couple years [internally at Wizards of the Coast] but so far the status quo has always won." [3] The internal reasons to change the card back include updating the logo and trademark, removing the obsolete reference to "Deckmaster", and design updates to match the modern card face design
Black Lotus, the most valuable Alpha card, provides a significant mana boost, allowing for powerful plays early in the game
Biggest Omissions: Doubling Season $69.99 Noble Hierarch $69.99 Scapeshift $44.99 Bloom Tender $37.99 Azusa, Lost but Seeking $24.99 Vorinclex, Voice of Hunger $24.99 Mana Reflection $19.99 Life from the Loam $19.99 Summoners Pact $19.99 Oracle of Mul Daya $19.99 Seedborn Muse $19.99 Tooth and Nail $15.99 Fauna Shaman $11.99 Primeval Titan $11.99 Obstinate Baloth $5.99 Birds of Paradise $5.99 Ancient Stirrings $4.99 Eternal Witness $4.49 Wild Nacatl $2.49 There were a lot of green rares that could have shown up here
