1996 Pokmon Center Company, Ltd
Illustrated by Lake Hurwitz Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp
Maybe Im bias, but 2022s London themed back design is very cool, too
Even within the rules of fan-art I listed above: people buying it know theyre buying a proxy, a replicated card (at least, assuming its not someone trying to hock a proxy off as being authentic) the fact that it does use authentic artwork is tricky, and maybe the most grey of greys involved proxies dont interfere with the rights-holders from selling cards because, well, the rights-holders dont get ANY money from the secondary market to begin with
2023 won't be an exception: the set currently under the spotlight for tabletop Magic is Commander Masters , which is almost entirely a reprint set, and Magic Arena just got the Historic Anthology 7 , the Explorer Anthology 3 , and the return of the Explorer Anthology 2 all reprints