These cards are visibly etched, with raised lines in the art that are visible even at a distance
Rather than just have the destroyed flavor text have random letters, I actually wrote flavor text and then had our graphic designer use those exact letters when making the card
I do think this set's pretty insular, caring about Assassins with freerunning, or historic or legendary loads too
The combination of aggressive pirates, strong removal, and a large number of card draw effects keeps the heat up and can quickly overwhelm and attack for victory
The card may also have some surface damage such as a small amount of writing on the front or back
That idea was inherent in the origins of Commander a place to play the cards that werent seen in other games, giving the format a more improvisational feel