Dont wait Wave 1 is flying off shelves
The first version of the Starter Deck is the 104-01 postcode + 1st edition rulebook The first version of the Booster Pack is referred to as the short pack Storefront posters show both Starter Deck and short pack booster (note the poster features the 1st edition rulebook with 3d text effect) The best chance of pulling no rarities is to open up product that is as close to being released on 20 October as possible Unfortunately, looking just at the outside of a Starter Deck we can only determine up to the 2nd rulebook change, which puts the decks production date between 20 October 1996 - 2 Feb 1998(104-0061) Additionally, for the short packs we can determine an approximated production range until the release of Fossil which did not include short packs
We always try to look at it as a set, Inoue elaborated
Life Finds a Way shines even brighter alongside legends like Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm, and Tawnos, the Toymaker, that create token copies of big threats you cast
The reason for this sudden spike is almost certainly related to the Anime Borderless treatment featured in Wilds of Eldraine
When you redeem cards and Shinedust for flair, you must have two copies of the card remaining