Welcome to our coverage of the first-ever GGP Costa Rica, held this past weekend on March 15th, 2026
Heat Ray is no Fireball, as the inability to hit players really reigns in the power level of this card
Centering: Measure borders (Yellow border on vintage, grey on modern) get the ratio between the 2 numbers (division of the total) Between 50/50 & 55/45 on the front and 50/50 & 75/25 on the back (considered gem mint centering) Between 56/44 & 60/40 on the front and 76/25 & 90/10 on the back -1 point Between 61/39 & 65/35 on the front and 90/10 or better on the back -2 points Between 66/34 & 70/30 on the front and 90/10 or better on the back -3 points Note: If card starts to worsen from centering from here at a PSA 7 but everything else is perfect about the card, in some cases a grader will do you a favor and give you a 9 (OC) qualifier to designate card is great but is off centered
You want 0/3 reach in ramp decks to survive the early game and ramp
I got most of my friends into it, anticipating the day when its makers at DeNa would finally enable trading so I could fill the last couple of holes in my collection
Do you start the binder right away and organize from day one, or do you keep cards loosely together until you've got enough to work with