As far as the actual breakdown of cards in Foundations, were looking at 133 brand new cards that you can learn about through my colleagues expert reviews (linked above), joined by: 10 total full-art basic lands 70 borderless treatments (which are a mix of new cards and reprints) 60 cards in mana foil (which are the above borderless cards but, I dont know, fancier) 10 Japanese showcase cards (which are all reprints) 10 Fracture foils (the same ten cards from the previous bullet point, but sparkly) 46 extended art cards (these are all new cards, no reprints) 2 promos (Phyrexian Arena and Solemn Simulacrum, just to check these off now) 148 reprints (we will not be talking about all of them because I value my time and yours) 78 Beginner Box cards (which are also all technically reprints, though some are reprints of Foundations Jumpstart like Dropkick Bomber) 163 Starter Collection cards (again, all reprints, even Dawnwing Marshal, kinda) Got all that
Birds of Paradise Birds of Paradise might not have the raw offensive power of other creatures on this list, but its the gold standard for mana dorks
This efficiency builds your reputation in the collecting community and saves time at local events or online sales
Its especially good with self-mill and Raise Dead effects to rebuy it like Fight On!, giving you insane long-term card advantage
Then, you swipe your arm out in the air to get rid of all these cards and start seeing your pulls
