Test 1: Inspect everything on the card The first thing you can do is read all the text on the card and check for any spelling or grammar mistakes
Its not sure yet whether these are print run differences, or factory differences (perhaps even from different countries), but there seems to be three versions available for each of the Base Set Commons, Uncommons, and Energies: Semi-Glossy Matte Matte with Semi-Glossy Borders When you look at the image above: the top card is the third variations
Mizzium Mortars, Starstorm, Chain Reaction, Evacuation, Displacement Wave, Blasphemous Act, Coastal Breach Board Wipes
[10] Each set consists of a base of unique new cards, and a smaller number of rarer alternative artwork versions of the base cards
Wizards of the Coast directly partnered with Toho Corporation, the renowned Japanese film studio responsible for the creation of Godzilla
Condition: group by the NM-to-HP scale you set up earlier, because a Near Mint copy and a creased one are two different products, even if theyre the exact same card