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Its flexible and can be used offensively, too

Blogatog "The Original Magic Rulebook"

Back way when, Wizards didn't really make sure that there were ENOUGH playable limited cards in the common slots for sets (no one was playing much limited before the inception of the Pro Tour, around the release of Ice Age ), so horribly unplayable cards like Snowfall and Balduvian Shaman glutted the common slots of packs - and commons are where most of the meat of your limited cardpool comes from

For raw cards at any meaningful price point, use a 10x jeweller's loupe, compare against reference images, and buy only from established sellers with verifiable track records

Early Japanese editions and rare misprints often outperform mass-produced cards