One point to clear up first: that $954,800 result and a separate $550,000 sale are two different copies sold at two different auctions, not the same card quoted twice
While Your Favorite Character will never be the most powerful commander, if you just really want to build a themed deck around, well, your favorite character, this is an option now
And why do people want them so badly
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