Description: MTG✨TREE OF TALES FOIL✨Mirrodin CGC QUAD 9’s+ MINT Banned ARTIFACT LAND 2003 John Avon Art LOW POP This listing is for a CGC QUAD 9’s+ MINT Graded Card of TREE OF TALES FOIL a Common ARTIFACT LAND from the MIRRODIN Release in 2003… CGC QUAD 9’s+ MINT with a EDGES Sub Grade of 9.5 GEM MINT 💎 Low CGC Graded Card Population ( 1 of only 5 in CGC 9 MINT) with only 3 higher ! TREE OF TALES is one of the five infamous banned ARTIFACT LANDS that are all extremely hard to find in HIGH GRADE UNPLAYED Condition from this release… PROFESSIONALLY Graded MINT and above Versions are particularly scarce … more info below ⬇️✨🥇 ARTIFACT LANDS Information: The MIRRODIN set released in 2003 was the first set since ANTIQUITIES to feature an artifact based theme, and it included a cycle of ARTIFACT LANDS… This lead to the dominance of the affinity-based deck archetypes in MTG tournament play and MTG leagues… These Vintage ARTIFACT LANDS proved to be extremely valuable under the right deck construction and were initially BANNED for standard play because they were just too good …after a short period of time they ended up being also BANNED for modern play as well for the same reason !! The problem apparently was that they are both a ARTIFACT & LAND and with the right archetype deck construction could be used to exploit loopholes in MTG play … *MTG Rules 😏✨🏆 These are the 5 ARTIFACT LANDS ANCIENT DEN - ☀️ GREAT FURNACE - 🔥 TREE OF TALES - 🌲 VAULT OF WHISPERS - 💀 SEAT OF SYNOD - 💧 Gorgeous Original Vintage MTG LAND ARTWORK by JOHN AVON The earliest Vintage MTG FOIL cards are becoming extremely difficult to come by in high grade unplayed condition and in particular PROFESSIONALLY GRADED high grade MINT or above cards ! …More information about foil cards below. FOIL CARD INFORMATION - With the Release of URZA’S LEGACY in 1999 Wizards Of The Coast introduced Foil Cards to MTG players and collectors alike through Booster Packs. The Foil cards appeared one every few packs (taking the place of another card) with RARE FOILS appearing one per booster box. FOIL CARD dispersion rate estimates per Wizards of the Coast: Common Foils - 1 per every 30 - 45 MTG cards Uncommon Foils - 1 per every 120 - 160 MTG cards Rare Foils - 1 per every 450 - 600 MTG cards Due to nature of FOIL CARD production with a Metallic coating applied over card stock FOIL CARDS are notoriously difficult to find in HIGH GRADE CONDITION and even tougher to survive the PROFESSIONAL GRADING SERVICE companies protocol on card grading… Mailed via USPS mail with tracking number information
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Location: Windsor, Connecticut
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Attribute/MTG:Color: Colorless
Card Size: Standard
Set: Mirrodin
Year Manufactured: 2003
Material: Card Stock
Vintage: Yes
Rarity: Common
Game: Magic: The Gathering
Language: English
Illustrator: John Avon
Card Name: Tree of Tales
Manufacturer: Wizards of the Coast
Card Type: Artifact Land
Finish: Foil
Card Style: Normal
Character Family: Magic the Gathering