Basic fakes from five years ago were easy to identify because the print quality was poor, colours were off, and card stock felt wrong
Research into the pull rate of this card suggests it could be as rare as 1 in 1,000 packs
The downside, however, is that they can have high retreat costs, often require a good amount of Energy cards and, if knocked out, result in your opponent gaining two points rather than the standard one
Note that this was at the time the only card that made you pay life, and the assumed interaction between Channel and Circle of Protection: Green made them initially print the "Life spent this way is not considered damage"
Illustrated by James Zapata Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
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