Authentication: Confirming whether the card is real
They allow savvy know-it-alls to leverage subtle interactions against their opponents, which only creates disparity between those who study the corner-cases and those who take the card text at face value
If Stage One cards trade off ease of use in exchange for more firepower and perks, then Stage Two Pokmon cards take this trade and crank it up to eleven
If you control two Traveling Chocobos, a land or Bird you control entering causes abilities to trigger three times, not four
This means that if your tenth permanent is a land you play, players can't respond before you get the city's blessing
In MTG Arena, efficiency is key, and one of the top options is Treasure Map which transforms into the land Treasure Cove that produces additional mana and card draw after accruing enough treasure counters.