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As the Mint grade is often not used for cards of newer expansions, Near Mint usually means Near Mint or better (equivalent to the American NM/M grade)

Players coming in from other trading card games might forget that Magic: The Gathering has a whole second main phase after combat during which you can play sorceries and permanents, as well as activate all of those abilities that say "activate only as a sorcery." Even if you don't have a Wrath of God to wipe out your opponent's board post-attack, there are still a lot of things you can do, and the raid mechanic serves not only to remind you that there's a second main phase, but also encourages you to attack

Ive certainly had periods where my waning interest in Magic correlates with lacking the funds to play

In the past, Welcome Decks, Planeswalker Decks, and Deck Builder's Toolkits were made after the design of the core set was finished and made use of whatever cards they could adapt to their needs