Standard is defined by rapid change
Even within the rules of fan-art I listed above: people buying it know theyre buying a proxy, a replicated card (at least, assuming its not someone trying to hock a proxy off as being authentic) the fact that it does use authentic artwork is tricky, and maybe the most grey of greys involved proxies dont interfere with the rights-holders from selling cards because, well, the rights-holders dont get ANY money from the secondary market to begin with
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Trafton didnt want the card to be destroyed
The card proved to be an absolutely dominating force in Standard, in Modern Jund lists, and even found minor success in Legacy
As it enters the battlefield, it gets a number of defense counters equal to the number on the lower right part of the card