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You double your cards in hand, pull off a sort of overloaded Cyclonic Rift, and then Omniscience to finish it off

These alt-art versions were followed up in Fall 2021 with another 63 full-frame Japanese-language-only alt-art treatments, including Demonic Tutor, which may be my single favorite MTG card printing ever and I have to own it even though it costs over $100 and starting this newsletter may or may not have all been an excuse solely to acquire this card

While that's a decent effect in a vacuum, it's rarely been preferred over other, better Poke Ball cards, only being used as an extra option

Its a unique twist on a familiar framework, showing how even standard builds can shift slightly depending on player preference and the influence the local meta dynamics have on the format