(Big Furry Monster) is a silver-bordered card, and Marit Lage is a token, so they don't count and you know it
Mostly, it is for collectibility reasons that certain Magic: The Gathering cards can become so expensive
This is because, for one mana, Karn can be used to convert one of your noncreature artifacts into a creature until the end of the turn, with that artifact's power and toughness being equal to its mana value
If this card on the field is destroyed by battle or card effect: You can target 1 "Runick" Quick-Play Spell in your GY
For an example of what Topps 1951 cards looked like, take a look below: For that series only, it was framed to be more like a game (a trading card game, perhaps?) , and each players cards could affect the game, such as drawing a strike or a ball card would mean your pitcher threw a strike or a ball, etc
Notable Cards: Reprints and $$ The Locust God is just amazing and doesn't need to say cycling to be great with it