Grading only makes economic sense when the raw card already holds significant value
Generally, the rule is that if youre playing Stage 1 or Stage 2s in your deck, you want to preserve at least one spot in your list for Super Rod
Related Material: Collecting March of the Machine Contains: 12 March of the Machine MTG Collector Boostersget direct access to the coolest cards 15 Magic cards + 1 foil token in each boosterincluding 5 cards of rarity Rare or higher and a total of 1012 Traditional Foil cards 1 special foil in every packget at least 1 Halo Foil, Foil-Etched, or Double Rainbow Serialized card in every pack 3 foil Multiverse Legends in every Collector Booster, including 1 of rarity Rare or higher 13 Extended-Art cards and a legion of other special treatments in every pack Out of stock Description Additional information Description The Phyrexian invasion of the Multiverse has begun
As card #269 in a set with 264 printed cards, it sits in the secret-rare numbering pulled less often than anything in the regular checklist
The main reasons I felt comfortable purchasing them were: The cards feel authentic (surface texture and typical stiffness/flex) The 1st Edition stamp does not appear to be printed on top of the card All four cards passed a basic light test (using my iPhone 15 flashlight) From the side, the cards show an authentic-looking layered core (greyblackgrey) The text on all cards is crisp and clean HP font, lack of shadow (shadowless), copyright line (including dates), energy symbol placement, etc