pokemon trading card game rules for Game Boy Official Nintendo Player's Guide from Nintendo Power: Nintendo Power: 0045496691790 Books Pokemon Trading Card Game: Rules,

Choke limits diversity

No player will get priority in between the creature entering the battlefield and being sacrificed

This is a Grixis creature that gives you additional upkeep steps, which isnt necessarily doubling abilities

And with services like PrintMTG, you can build an entire proxy deck for home games or casual LGS events without spending too much

Changing the card back would cause far more problems than it would be worth, and using card sleeves wasn't common at the time

Allowing you to destroy a nasty artifact at instant speed on your opponent's board, or any nonland you like if you have a Liquimetal TorqueLiquimetal Torque on board