Unless you've got bags of cash to throw at pieces of cardboard (not something we recommend), your chances of playing with real, original copies of the Power 9 are slim
By using sleeves made for graded cards, you prevent scuffs on the slabs surface, which is important if you ever plan to resell or just want your collection to look nice on display
Angelsong combats this with cycling, allowing you to see an additional card when you need something more substantial than a turns respite
Some examples (grabbed some images from the internet): s-l1200 (2)8841200 384 KB s-l1600 (1)11001531 208 KB s-l1200678973 302 KB 10 Likes inertgeometry February 4, 2024, 11:43pm 11 i could name a large number of ARs, but one thing that blew my mind recently is you can pick up all 4 IRs from the new english holiday set for less than $5 shipped total on tcgplayer image430909 107 KB thanks to everyone having silver borders now, I can finally take advantage of those moments when the english version is cheaper on non-textured cards
Ghalta and Mavren It feels like some pairs of legendary creatures fail to be better than their former selves