Most famously, Collector Boosters feature the colored versions of the Traveling Chocobo cards, the iconic bird mounts from FF, each trading for a couple thousand dollars
For holographic cards, it is generally acceptable to have minor imperfections such as superficial scratching, print lines, or clouding
While Blogatog might lead us to believe that silver-bordered sets have a wide audience, I have a simple piece of (admittedly anecdotal) evidence to suggest the contrary: I Have Never Seen a Silver-Bordered Card in Play I've been playing since 1995 or so, and despite being an active Magic player in middle school, when Unglued came out, I have never bought a single pack of silver-bordered cards
A 1/1 Human for three mana, Merieke Ri Berit can be tapped to gain control of a target creature for as long as this creature remains tapped and in play
After it became obvious that land destruction(s) will take place, almost certainly with collateral damage, Crucible of Worlds is necessary
Soul Immolation Soul Immolation is just as much a direct damage spell as it can be a flexible board wipe