The MTG team described playing the games themselves (especially if they hadnt played that particular entry), then creating three categories for the Final Fantasy elements, from the need to haves (category 1) to that would be nice, but we probably wont have room (category 3) and discussing with Square Enix even at this conceptual phase as well as consistently showing them specific cards and getting feedback
Secret Lair x Marvels Spider-Man: Heroic Deeds Secret Lair x Marvels Spider-Man: Heroic Deeds 1x Ephemerate ($30 JPN STA foil, 181k decks) 1x Three Visits ($42 SLD foil, 770k decks) 1x Lightning Greaves (INV foil $215, SLD foil $37, 2XM foil $19, SLD foil $16, LCC foil $22, SLD foil $6, 1.7 million decks) 1x Sol Ring (too damn many, all of them) 1x Command Tower (too damn many, all of them) The Ephemerate and the Three Visits are doing a lot of work here
But for vintage, the difference is colossal
However, if the judge foil reprint does not happen, congratulations, you have just bought a piece of Magic history that could very well have no ceiling in the long-run
Think of staples as filling five buckets every Commander deck needs: Ramp get ahead on mana so you cast your commander early and often
You had your spells, your traps, and your mix of lower powered monsters and high powered life point killers