Alpha cards are easily distinguishable from Beta cards as unlike all succeeding sets, cards from Alpha have steeply rounded corners
While this obviously pairs up well in most high-toughness matters decks, such as Doran, the Siege Tower, this card still will be a great curve-topper for almost any green deck with huge creatures and a decent amount of mana ramp
1 - Pikachu-Holo Illustrator Nice to see our familiar yellow friend taking the top spot
Once a creature has been blocked, that creature remains blocked and will deal and be dealt combat damage even if it gains or loses shadow or if the blocking creature gains or loses shadow
it stands out and makes me think "I could find a place for this", whether it's a draft cube slot, a Baby Standard (single-prize only) tech in Zoroark Box to knock out cards that tend to have large hp jumps when evolving, etc