Yes, theyre important, but definitely not front and center
Modern Japanese sets now feature Full Arts, Alternate Arts, Special Illustration Rares, and Art Rares that showcase incredible artistic detail
Some of Nidoqueen's most valuable cards feature multiple variations of the same art, so those cards will only receive one entry that highlights the most expensive variation
You sweep the board and immediately gain life, and then it sits there for the rest of the game, slowly draining your opponents to their death
Alternatively, you can also Thoughtseize or Unmask yourself to discard a creature, which acts as an enabler, so that can work if you have another disruption spell to go with it
As such, while Arita is a fan of the simpler backgrounds of the past, this one is fairly dense, with several local objects like coconuts and hibiscus flowers using a sharp blue sky