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Its such a versatile mechanic that it is better to memorize how to deal with each significant type of counter individually rather than apply a standard rule to all of them

The treatment is perfectly defined (the card is either banned or it isnt), the timing is exact (the ban goes live the moment WotC posts), and the market response is observable in real time through secondary market prices

Its been well-known for a while that there would only be 3 Meld cards in this expansion, and the third card has finally been unveiled

This Energy breaks the downward trend in the last few cards, instead rising from $44 to maintain steady sales in the high-$40s range

Obviously the second of these cards is much more desirable than the first