First, what's even better than playing 61 cards with a card that functionally makes your deck 60 is playing 60 cards with a card that functionally makes your deck 59
Many PTCG players are also collectors who sell rare cards for profit
Ah, but what Ive signed up for right now is a modification OF this land modification, where we get to choose from different sets of cards and starting life totals: Card Pool Choices: Homelands (100 life, 3 Lotus Petals) Illustrated By Kev Walker (50 life, 1 Lotus Petal) Kamigawa Block (35 life, 1 Lotus Petal) Rath Cycle aka Tempest Block (30 life, 1 Lotus Petal) Time Spiral Block (25 Life, 1 Lotus Petal) Standard (20 Life, 1 Lotus Petal) Ravinica & Return To Ravinica Blocks (15 life, 1 Lotus Petal) Modern (10 Life, 0 Lotus Petal) Legacy (1 Life, 0 Lotus Petal) Lotus Petal, for those unfamiliar, is basically a one turn mana boost Now, I wanted to play something similar to the deck shown above
Although I hadnt tested enough against both Sligh and UW Standstill I still felt I had a fair chance against those decks, and felt confident against the rest of the field
Universes Beyond set: One of Magic: The Gathering's many crossover sets