I have destroyed some lands this weekend

[CD56]

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some cards are very rare, but my understanding is that tournament magic these days only allows you to use recently printed cards, so while rare, they aren't hideously rare. of course, the wonder of it is that to continue to play high end tournaments you must at all times continue buying new cards.

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the most commonly run tourneys do allow only the most recently printed cards, this helps keep the cost to the average player down as well as demand for new cards high
(but the deck that beat paluka and won the tourney could probably be put together for like $100)

however the tourney just played where paluka finished 2nd allowed almost all of the cards from the beginning of magic in 93 except for some of the more extremely overpowered (and in many cases expensive) cards

it was because this tourney allowed these older cards that some of the older players played.

[Duke]

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it was because this tourney allowed these older cards that some of the older players played.

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That answers my question!

~D