Collectors often obsess over card thickness measurement , especially when dealing with rare pulls like a holographic Charizard or older prints from the Base Set era
One reason why ripple is unlikely to return is that Magic no longer switches between releasing one large expansion and then a few smaller ones
The advantage is clear: you see the product before you buy, pay no shipping, and face zero counterfeiting risk since these retailers source directly from the official distributors
If you have a Herdier that evolved from a Ditto, you can effectively move the Herdier to a Lillipup you have in play for 0 cost by Devolution Spray-ing the Herdier, and then replaying it on the Lillipup and getting back the Devolution Spray
With access to black, you can play more of a bleeder deck with lifegain synergies
It's also very efficient as a board control tool