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The AD (Tom Jenkot) was super enthusiastic about the concept, and gave me a lot of creative freedom, which made the assignment a joy to work on

Everything from new artifact synergies using the Warp to massively powerful voids tearing open the battlefield seems to be on the table for this set

41 copies of Pikachu Illustrator are known to exist, with the most expensive selling to YouTuber Logan Paul for over $5m in 2021.

Still, Obsidian Flames is the first time we see Pokmon change their regular types to something unexpected, reminiscent of the Delta Species set from the mid-2000s

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These effects are good in multiple matchups so they are solid cross-over sideboard cards and can provide leverage in different games besides just exclusively against Mono Red, but having multiple angles of attack is a strong way of trying to keep Red on its toes