To my knowledge, the first official warning about counterfeit magic cards was issued in January 1994 as Peter Adkinson informed the community about fake cards and tampered booster packs
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All of these cards are reskinned versions of other popular cards, meaning that everything besides the name, art and flavor text are identical to the original card
If boxes soften toward MSRP after launch, singles may become the better value
In addition to Kobold Overlord (which I included after the break), we've got Kobold Drill Sergeant and Kobold Taskmaster , all of which buff the kobolds with frankly rather minimal stats and effects for the card investment that they're asking