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Many of the cards also find a home in Commander-focused decks, giving this set both play and collector value

The format lets players pick a legendary creature, spacecraft (must have a power/toughness), vehicle, or planeswalker as their commander, with planeswalker commanders being one of the biggest differences between this format and Commander

After all, if theyre going to reprint seven of the ten most expensive cards in Modern in a single Masters set and release two Masters sets every year, why would anyone spend $80-$100 on a single card