Other languages (like Alolan, Kantonian, etc), designed in tandem with Resident Language Expert Elementsnstuff Legally distinct Pokmon TCG type icons for your legally distinct Custom Monster Cards So maybe a Colorless icon with seven points, or a Lightning icon with three corners, etc
The cards thematically are very similar to the "Meklord Emperors", another monster series that relies on combining different "parts" to become stronger, and they represent themselves in the anime as forming one large monster when Summoned together
If that front face cant be put onto the battlefield, it doesnt enter the battlefield
Three mana giving you the ability to draw cards at a rate of one life per card is unprecedented still to this day
The illustrator matters too Mitsuhiro Arita and HYOGONOSUKE cards often fetch premiums
Throne of Eldraine Broke Magic Cards from Throne of Eldraine saw play in nearly every major format after the sets release