A Historically Local Market For years, French cards circulated only within the French-speaking ecosystem: France, French-speaking Belgium, and French-speaking Switzerland
Randomization guarantees each lot acts as a surprise grab bag
Luckily its a gold card, so its not trivial to cast on Turn 3 unless youre specifically Simic, even though it can (and should) be splashed for most of the time
Legendary cards like Tiana, Baymax, and Oswald offer unique abilities that can enhance your gameplay and strategy
Pay to get the best spell off the top of your opponent's library does so much to mess with their plans and while you won't always hit a jackpot, it's an incredible colorless mana sink that is super powerful
The Pikachu Illustrator card was given away to 39 people who finished first or second in three special illustration contests run by CoroCoro Comic in 1998