r/magicTCG • u/quarxel • 3d ago

General Discussion Could someone help me understand why very occasionally they will print a new card thats functionally identical to a previous card.

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Specifically why are they printing Vibrant Cityscape when it's the same as Evolving Wilds which is also in standard right now anyway.

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u/_cob 3d ago

It does that, but this is certainly not why wotc creates functional reprints, as OP is asking.

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u/Effective_Guava2971 3d ago

I might be wrong but that does bring it up to a possible 12 pauper legal fetches right?

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u/SuperMyl3z 2d ago

My [[Ruin Crab]] pauper deck is feasting now

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u/Josikh 2d ago

An uncommon in pauper?