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but as with most creature cards, Ojutai really shines due to its special ability

This time, the Pokemon featured on Mega Hyper Rare cards is more of an etched silhouette that breaks through the overwhelmingly gold backdrop

The same is likely true of Giden Blackblade, too

Kozileks counter ability can be instrumental in this

Ive seen lots of emails and sheets of paper floating to POP reps and contest entrants from back in the day (PTCG was in the wild west at this point in time with communications) and even before the contest results were announced it was known that these would be incredibly limited in distribution

We've come a long way since then, and today double-faced cards are just a normal part of the design process, one that has opened up a ton of space for Wizards to build sets around