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While Arceus ex will certainly be the star of the show, disrupting the meta with its Fabled Luster ability and Ultimate Force attack, the expansion will contain multiple other cards capable of taking the limelight
As we've stopped using the tribal card type and have never redone Rebels, this card doesn't have much chance at a reprint
Additionally, blurring will visually smooth out some types wear/damage making them look less intense than you might see in person
The idea of pyromancy, hurling flame like you'd found the right flower in the Mushroom Kingdom, is so alluring that one of the game's first Planeswalkers (Chandra Nalaar) was designed as an embodiment of the concept
Conclusion: To quote the article again, "There's some wiggle room, and while playing against decks that are all inside your bracket is ideal, you can usually wiggle within one bracket away from you safely." "You should play where you think you belong based on the descriptions." All of this can be discussed in a Rule 0 talk