What do they mean?Natalie Natalie2018-08-16 23:22:40 +00:00Commented Aug 16, 2018 at 23:22 4I have a wild suspicion that they may come from some kind of demonstration deck - the numbers help put the deck into a fixed order so that the demo always goes the same way.ConMan ConMan2018-08-17 00:34:49 +00:00Commented Aug 17, 2018 at 0:34 Trainer kit cards are numbered.alvas alvas2024-01-10 04:41:44 +00:00Commented Jan 10, 2024 at 4:41 1 Answer 1 These are from Sun & Moon Trainer Kit: Alolan Sandslash & Alolan Ninetales, the first instance of Trainer Kit that uses those circled numbers instead of the previous approach of using set number for purpose of sorting the two half decks for a demonstration game.
I like this one in decks like Borborygmos Enraged, or Teval from Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander
That said, theres no consistency
It rather smacks of the recent March of the Machine Phyrexians deck, which was actually an artifact deck that didn't really care all that much about the MTG creature type on the tin
However, that five-mana difference materializes through two very real drawbacks: the cumulative upkeep cost of one generic mana, and the ability of your opponents to player it around it
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