I'm Jonathan, and today, just like my last article, I'm looking at things in retrospective
Split seams: What causes them Split seams usually come from: Thin or weak side welds Aggressive shuffling (especially repeated mash shuffles) Overpacked deck boxes (pressure can stress the sleeve edges) If you've ever had a sleeve split during a game, you know why this matters: it can create a marked card problem, not just frustration
Otherwise, this artwork is still captivating, created in that hyper-realistic style telling of Ursula Return era enchanted cards
Stormfront's top card claims another crown, claiming the coveted spot of the best card in the D&P era
It's also likely that fake cards will continue to improve rapidly because there's a ton of money to be made by the counterfeiters, and with several or even many different operations making fake cards, each individual counterfeiter has an incentive to keep improving their "product" to stay ahead of the competition
