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They must think it's kind of similar to how digital loot boxes might glow random colours when you hover over them when they have something good inside

TCG Pocket's battles are indeed slimmed down a little from the standard real-world ones (and those of the somewhat quaint-by-comparison TCG Live and TCG Online, which replicate the real-world ones precisely)

Durnan of the Yawning Portal is the backup commander for the deck, when paired with Passionate Archaeologist

The tokens that its -2 loyalty ability creates care about the number of cards in your hand

Most control decks play a combination of all three

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