Once youve got Opts to help fix your mana, there is the question of whether you can afford to be greedy and replace some of the Essence Scatters with Essence Captures, as we see from Liam Carlton: Creatures (19) Lands (24) Spells (17) Sideboard My first inclination is that this is too greedy for too little payoff, but if its wrong, it might not be wrong by much
"We also ask that you refrain from any nuisance behavior, such as improper handling of purchased food, excessive demands on staff, or unauthorized photography inside the store." Fair game
Ok, that is pretty decent in certain aggressive decks (though life gain is a little less relevant in formats where you start with 40 rather than 20)
(10/14/2022) Note that the permanent represented by the combined back faces has a color indicator
Since it takes time to prepare with children, I think it is acceptable for an adult to do the preparation of selecting the cards alone
Why Torchic specifically is worth so much is anyone's guess, but with only 17 verified PSA 10 grade copies out there, the PSA values them at $50,000 each