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The rarity and economic value of the Black Lotus card has nothing to do with it being of the "artifact"-type category. And imparting the detail that this most
by danso 8y ago
The rarity and economic value of the Black Lotus card has nothing to do with it being of the "artifact"-type category. And imparting the detail that this most valuable card is a flower is of value to the non-MTG-playing audience. Because it imparts an unexpected quirky detail to the layperson audience -- in a game about dueling wizards and summoned monsters, the card that excites players (and their wallets) the most is a card that depicts a flower. Hence, the use of the word "even" -- e.g. "even rare flowers" -- to denote what the authors think is an interesting quirk about MTG/WoTC's lore/eco system. There is no claim that "flower" is an actual category in the game, or details about how certain spell cards are sometimes limited to affecting a certain category. Such a simplification/summarization is only "dumbing down" if the story purported to be a helpful guide on how to play MTG.
- kbenson 8y agoI think I'm somewhat in the wrong here, as while I think my general point has merit, I don't this it does in this case on this story. I made the mistake of going partially from memory on this story, since this is at least my fourth time encountering is (twice in audio form, once on a prior submission here I believe). Upon reviewing it closer, they do revisit the visual note later while noting the reason the card is useful is because it allows for easily beating an opponent, clearly correcting any misinterpretation that might have been earlier introduced. So... sorry for wasting both our time. :/