While 40 is still a high number of cards, it makes it a lot easier to draw a card that the player wants than if they had the max of 60 cards
Images from Redditor baconpug115s post may better showcase how these cards are getting damaged
When the change was made, I said, "If I'd known we could have done ten cards, I would have started there." Rakdos (Black-Red) Rakdos's Return from Return to Ravnica One of the other tricky things about designing multicolor cards is that you have to make the two effects of the card feel connected
Illustration rares are a Scarlet and Violet era rarity that shows Pokemon in full scene artwork, the successor to the Sword and Shield alternate arts
Item Type: Booster Box Series: 2017 Modern Masters Company: Wizards of the Coast Brand: Magic The Gathering Release Date: March 17th 2017 UPC: 630509522323 Stock #: 139554 Our Guarantees to You, Our Valued Customer
Sometimes you don't want a card to solve itself, and other times Occam's razor proves true, and you just want more life-gain-matters effects in your deck
