Japanese sets usually arrive months before international versions, placing early copies into the market when interest peaks
While these cards arent the most complex, Wizards still saw fit to increase the text size and add a scroll bar to the cards
Well, this cost reduction means you can cast a ton of cheap creatures for 2/2s, and all the aristocratic benefits that come from creatures dying
This probably isnt as simple a starting point as a Jumpstart box, where you can shuffle two packs together and play immediately
When I first started, I created a list of keywords that would refresh my memory on what each ability did at a glance (nothing slows down a game like Googling a phrase every turn)
It wont bounce lands, but at the point in the game youre bouncing things with this, youre much more keen to bounce away blockers and value engines anyways