If the colours of the slab cases from two different scans are very different in saturation / vibrance / hue, then the scan settings also affect the colour of the cards and make a comparison very difficult
Iroh, Tea Master and The Walls of Ba Sing Se deliver hilarious, unexpected deck-building challenges that still pack serious power
From a pure investment standpoint, Japanese exclusive cards have been showing stronger appreciation in some cases
RW decks have Soldiers, they have Warriors, they have martial artists, swordsmen, and Generals
This let some spells be abused by using the smaller half to meet the imprint requirements of Isochron Scepter but casting the higher half, or using Counterbalance to get three CMCs worth of counter power
Its not particularly common to see a foil treated filler card, for sure