(Ultimate Masters, for example, had 254 cards.) Wizards even showed off a few of those rares from the set, starting Blightsteel Colossus and Doubling Season, both in their normal frames and their awesome box topper versions
The amount you pay can't be more than the total number of white nontoken permanents your opponents control plus the total number of white cards in their graveyards
People buy boxes, packs, event decks, boxed sets, and everything else in part because they know it will retain some of its value on the secondary market
Ramunap Excavator Power creep has been very well done on these 3 drop value dorks of late
By allowing players to open packs for themselves, the game not only invites fans to the fantasy of managing bulk card quantities, but grounds them with a relatable experience