Deveney says they wanted to stick close to what fans would expect from its pixel art sprites and limited concept art while also expanding upon them, and hopes that the character designs should feel like how you remember them, despite being a hybridization of many different references and new ideas. To help accomplish that, WOTC even consulted directly with the Final Fantasy 6 team as they updated these character to the standards needed for Magic art
These are some of the key power considerations that I take into account when I build and edit decks
When I ask if it feels like they sort of got away with something here, Tabaks response is unequivocal: Absolutely
From funky borders to stylized artwork to transforming cards that were never meant to flip, there are a lot of neat cards to find from these drops
It only proliferates if you hit a player that already has rad counters
And unlike other 'regular' rare Pokmon cards, there were only 39 examples ever made, which means they're almost impossible to find