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So to start off, but what are the official guidelines to determine an alter acceptable

Its Reverse Holo version from its original printing would likely be even more valuable if it hadnt been reprinted in Ascended Heroes

In a way that's very much like the story of the Trojan Horse, the gift you give your opponent appears to have one of your creatures inside of it and it attacks the enemy because it still works for you

And there is plenty of truth to that

Two mana to kill a creature is a common effect and even though blue-white shouldnt typically get this effect, that doesnt change the fact that it is a balanced card

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