Here are the most important checks: Key Signs of a Fake: Blurry or bleeding text Wrong font or spacing Incorrect holographic pattern (grainy/flat) Missing or incorrect shadow Wrong card back color (purple or faded blue) Poor centering or incorrect borders Advanced Warning: High-quality fakes can look real even to experienced collectors
That said, unless you are planning on opening a lot of boxes (to help even out variance), I'd probably plan on getting the non- Masterpiece value and treat the possibility of opening a super-sweet, super-expensive Invocation as a bonus lottery ticket that you get for free when buying a box of Amonkhet
Therapy is a card I bring in and out of cube and I have found it performs pretty well with the right conditions
3/3 Illustrated by Ryan Barger Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Most other mass removal spells in Standard right now either cost more mana, have some sort of stipulation on them that gives your opponent something in exchange for blowing up the board or just isnt as efficient as Day of Judgement
Players could feel pressured to dust cards that they might need later just to keep up with the meta