Ward states, Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays X, where X is an additional cost of some kind
Not saying everyone will have issues, but if you DO have issues, the employees can do literally nothing about it, calling customer service is futile, and you can be waiting for months to have anything happen
There's no conspiracy, the card was purchased for what you see
However, some of the cards retained their original art and abilities and cannot be played if the original card is not legal
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