If you do buy loose packs for investment (often to save space or cost), immediately place them in rigid cases or have them professionally graded
Ogata : It tastes better if you spread butter on the toast before the jam, right
If you prefer certainty over the opening experience, buying singles makes more financial sense for any specific card
With so many powerful game-winning triggers you must stop, your only way to shut off Brago Beats, is to remove its ability to force hits with things like Rogue's Passage or Steel of the Godhead (or shut off combat damage with something like a Fog effect)
Decks with "Curse of the Masked Beast" * is adopted as a key card
Now seen in a new light, Mangara, the Diplomat is a fantastic EDH card for White based decks