It is not, as some conspiracy theorists have alleged, part of Studio Xs insidious plan to change hybrid mana and murder color identity
But even with that said, Japanese cards are often cheaper in Japan, becoming more expensive overseas due to demand, regional rarity and shipping costs
At a minimum, youre looking at around two to three counters, especially in formats like Modern where the curve of your opponents deck is going to be a lot lower than other formats
While there is no hard-and-fast rule of how your deck breakdown should look, a good rule of thumb is 15-20 Pokmon cards, 15-19 energy cards, and 15-20 Trainer cards
Because some slug horrors absolutely deserve profile arts
For example, if you scry 2 and put two lands on the bottom of your library that you had absolutely no use for, people will often describe this as drawing two cards. Of course, you didn't actually put any material in your hand, so you didn't actually draw anything, hence the virtual card advantage