lorwyn play booster box Magic the Gathering: Eclipsed art basic land in either its Lorwyn or Shadowmoor form Magic the Gathering: Lorwyn Eclipsed

Aki is a reformed Dark Magical Girl who commands Black Rose Dragon, whose effect wrecks the field when used

I just cannot imagine leaving my stuff in a gamestop for a week

This is indeed very strange, and the only possible explanation I can think of is that different print runs may have had slightly different ratios - maybe the full art sheet was accidentally underprinted somewhat

Obviously, waiting until next turn meant it had to be more of a long term investment that could get in chip shots in the early game rather than having immediate impact, which plays differently than traditional discard

Cumulative upkeep means it wont stick around forever, but it should be enough to give you a good hand advantage while it does