Or are they a little too un-fun and unnecessarily prolong Commander games
The main reasons I felt comfortable purchasing them were: The cards feel authentic (surface texture and typical stiffness/flex) The 1st Edition stamp does not appear to be printed on top of the card All four cards passed a basic light test (using my iPhone 15 flashlight) From the side, the cards show an authentic-looking layered core (greyblackgrey) The text on all cards is crisp and clean HP font, lack of shadow (shadowless), copyright line (including dates), energy symbol placement, etc
They can get you mana value or card value and ultimately both can help filter your cards
Despite this, one particular Fighting-type card continues to see play in a plethora of decks, as Cornerstone Mask Ogerpon ex is played as a counter to several strategies
Cutting life in half is neat, but if you control an effect like the one on Bloodletter of Aclazotz, which doubles life loss, effectively killing a player when you declare your attack