Obviously, this isnt always the case, but when it comes to proxies and cards of that type, the general rule of thumb is that as long as youre upfront about them with your opponent and agree to work with them in your game, theyre fine
But if you need a reminder
While Birthing Pod definitely homogenized the format, it was an important lesson for design to learn, and now we get to enjoy more sub-optimal pod cards overall, rather than never seeing this broken ability ever again
Let's start with a best case of 7 cards in hand then draw for turn going to 8
Focusing back in on Lilianas Standard Bearer, you know youre in black, so you know creatures are doing to die
Each numerical grade corresponds to a specific level of condition, with detailed criteria for different aspects of the card, such as surface, corners, edges, and centering