Because of this origin, they live in "Reverse Time", explaining why they do "lots of things backwards": possessing pitch-black card frames, white-colored card names, Ranks instead of Levels, and stars on their left side instead of their right
Vintage 1st Gen Pikachu card in excellent condition
This allowed me to reclaim a portion of my sanity, recoup/save on supplies and packaging costs, and reduce the amount of time spent getting the cards out of my possession once I acquired them
But you can also make use of something like Reconnaissance or Maze of Ith to remove Chun-Li from combat once you get the trigger
Along with this flexibility, however, there comes a cost: many Magic: The Gathering players collect lots of cards so they can construct lots of different decks, which in turn lets them focus on different win conditions and try out different strategies
As more sets played with typal themes, we started expanding how we interacted with them
