That would give you $50 from the Chocobo booster in expected value (EV), plus two promo cards
That scaling is brutal in a token deck, especially when backed by anthem effects like Glorious Anthem or Dictate of Heliod
There are two vital reasons: to verify the authenticity of a card both for collectors and official play and to ensure you can adequately protect your card with sleeves and binders
When an ability with MTG Extort is activated, the player who used Extort drains an amount of life from each of their opponents equal to the number of times they've used Extort that turn
If my spell resolves, though, Lightning Bolt isnt countered automatically
For example, base set cards like the Holographic Lugia from Neo Genesis and holographic Blastoise was sold for $144,300 in 2021 and $80,000 in 2020, respectively