When artists create their pieces, they know itll be squished down to fit within the frame of a Magic card
That includes the likes of Sazhs Chocobo for $1.96, Tonberry for $2.49, the useful Summon: Shiva for $1.56, or even Gladiolus Amicitia for 33 cents
We also need to ask ourselves if we need our lands to be untapped on turn 1 since we could easily want to replace a bunch of these enemy painlands with Temples
Sultai Charm is very well-positioned right now, as a lot of creatures are mono-color and devastating enchantments like Outpost Siege are very common
Either way, it makes me glad to have all the 1st Ed Base cards I own, including a Charizard 4 Likes Total 64.8 billion cards produced (March 2024) Protostoise - putting the puzzle pieces together livindavido August 16, 2023, 12:17pm 2 This thread may be of interest to you An elaborate attempt at print run estimation