Ignoring protection: Use top-loaders or acrylic displays for rare pulls
However, others are either so strange I feel the need to explain them or I just want to explain them to highlight certain points
Because the first print run was much smaller, first edition copies of early sets (especially 1999 Base Set) carry a significant value premium over their unlimited counterparts
If he's able to go on long enough, Kaito, Cunning Infiltrator becomes even more effective, allowing the player to benefit from not only their own spells, but also the spells of their opponents
While this is a more niche form of protection, therell be instances when an extra +1/+1 counter can save Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls from being killed by cards like Lava Coil
Draw X cards, where X is the number of cards discarded this way