Sure, you have to buy the skins when theyre in the shop, but you earn the premium currency passively as you play the game - which isnt something you can do in Magic: The Gathering
Since then theyve grown in both quality and quantity, appearing regularly in new sets and typically playing a role in key archetypes, be they typal strategies or Aristocrats builds
Equipped to Succeed The cornerstone of any nutritious equipment deck, Sword of the Animist and Mask of Memory are staples I find it incredibly hard to not run, especially in non-green decks, and especially in decks that let me play cheap evasive bodies
Vivi Ornitier and Proft's Eidetic Memory were found in a huge percentage of competitive Standard decks, and Wizards chose to ban them to promote diverse deckbuilding
Whenever weve had pack foil, EA foil, and etched foil, the etched tends to jump in price first, so thats the version Im targeting here