Pioneer Challenger Decks are the same price as Commander precons, Jumpstart has an element of randomness tied into what you open which newer players might not enjoy, and piecing together a functional 60-card list out of booster packs also is neither cheap nor easy for a brand new player
Innistrad Remastered (INR) #462 Illustrated by Tuan Duong Chu Magic: The Gathering, MTG Company: Wizards of the Coast Series: Innistrad Remastered Brand: Magic The Gathering Item Type: Single Card Release Date: January 24, 2025 UPC: 0665096608372 Stock #: 520664 Our Guarantees to You, Our Valued Customer
There is the artwork, 1st edition stamp, the seal type, the trading card game logo placement, the copyright dates, and the manufacturing country
Likewise, Azula has at least three new cards dedicated to her and her story arc, starting with Azula, On the Hunt, as a mono-Black card with firebending
The end result is that rather than having 37 lands in my Commander decks, in a post-MDFC world, I generally have 3132 "real" (non-MDFC) lands, but thanks to the eight or nine MDFCs, the total number of lands in my decks actually increases to 40 or 41
The set also introduces Corrupted, an ability that becomes active when opponents have three or more poison counters
