While I was aware of these cards throughout the late 2000s, this was a period where I was in and out of the game, and thus didn't pay much attention to the holiday cards
Even though its permanent, this means it takes three turns of upticking to add as much damage as just one use of Elspeth, Suns Nemesis in a deck where every extra turn you allow your opponent massively reduces your chance to win
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Red flags: Incorrect kanji or simplified Chinese characters substituted for Japanese Misaligned text that does not sit in the correct position within text boxes Wrong font weight (too bold or too thin compared to the original) Missing or incorrect set symbols, rarity marks, or regulation marks This check is particularly effective for catching fake Japanese Pokemon cards because replicating Japanese typography accurately requires access to the exact fonts most counterfeit operations do not invest in this detail
After all, everybody knows that to say X=3Y is the same as to say X-5=3Y-5 (Editors Note: Reid has a different definition of everybody than I do apparently) Now, this is true when X is 6 and Y is 2