A lot of local game stores do pre-release tournaments where you make your deck like everyone else, and then compete against each other
For collectors who follow hobby content, breaks, rips, live shopping, or TCG personalities, that panel gives the day a community layer beyond buying and selling
So, maybe not the best environment to learn, but I did the best I could considering the circumstances
Foretell, on the other hand, seems like the kind of thing that could leave a lasting impact
Nogle Hedge-Mage: very useful, but not for devotion
CGC is also the first service to authenticate major errors in cards for example, Pokmon cards that were mistakenly shipped with square corners instead of the typical rounded ones, or double- and triple-printed images