I fully expect the price on nonfoil uncommon FCAs to drop dramatically over time, rares and mythics will still be hard to pull but there will be a fair amount more of the nonfoils out there, thanks to the Play Boosters
What this means is that players will have to budget for Standard accordingly, since block rotation will occur every 18 months rather than every 24 months
Take Managorger Phoenix, for example
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Often drawing cards or otherwise yielding value, they offset the disadvantage of lotus, which contributes to explosive starts which are difficult to catch up with
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