Desirable Alpha cards like Wrath of God and Sword to Plowshares lose about 40% of their value when dropping a grade from NM, and set-filler Alpha cards lose about half their value
Hell be providing some insight into the lore and flavor of these cards
Plus, it lowers the chances of you getting bogged down by drawing land
Just by clamping down my fingers on each version of this Flooded Strand, I could quickly determine the thicker card was the fake one
Get out your reading glasses, because Tarrian's Soulcleaver Coincidentally, Blade of the Bloodchief, previously at $4, is enjoying a bit of a price dip with its reprint in a Lost Caverns of Ixalan precon, and I expect the price to fall even more because the main set contains a far superior version of what Blade offers, even in a deck teeming with Vamps