Cards like Loxodon Smiter play for the early game, while Trostani wants to go long
Many stores and convention vendors buy cards for their own inventory, and you can often just walk in with your binders and boxes
Creature - Spirit Color tag templates(None) Drana and Linvala Flying, vigilance Activated abilities of creatures your opponents control can't be activated
The colors of Alpha and Beta cards could be muted, which is to the detriment of black cards, specifically, but that fade, coupled with the three dimensional beveling around the art and the text box, gives red cards, specifically, just a really nice pop in that thicker Beta frame
The more mana you have access to, the better
Sliver Queen baby