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[[File:One_With_Nothing_7807.jpg|link=Magic the Gathering|frame|Yes, this is a rare card. No, [[Joke Item|discarding your hand is not a good thing]].]] |
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There are the awesome, powerful rare cards that you're eagerly praying to see when you crack open a booster pack...and then there are these. A [[Junk Rare]] is weak, narrow, useless, or otherwise undesirable, and to make matters worse, it's ''rare.'' So much for [[Power Equals Rarity]]. |
There are the awesome, powerful rare cards that you're eagerly praying to see when you crack open a booster pack...and then there are these. A [[Junk Rare]] is weak, narrow, useless, or otherwise undesirable, and to make matters worse, it's ''rare.'' So much for [[Power Equals Rarity]]. |
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Naturally, [[Your Mileage May Vary]]. One player's [[Awesome but Impractical]] is another player's [[Rule of Cool|Who Cares How Impractical It Is, It's Awesome!]] And one should never underestimate the power of [[Narm Charm]]. And [[Hundred |
Naturally, [[Your Mileage May Vary]]. One player's [[Awesome but Impractical]] is another player's [[Rule of Cool|Who Cares How Impractical It Is, It's Awesome!]] And one should never underestimate the power of [[Narm Charm]]. And [[Hundred-Percent Completion]]. |
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This trope is not exclusive to [[Collectible Card Game|Collectible Card Games]]--[[Random Drops]] can qualify as well, and when they do they are often also [[Vendor Trash]]. |
This trope is not exclusive to [[Collectible Card Game|Collectible Card Games]]--[[Random Drops]] can qualify as well, and when they do they are often also [[Vendor Trash]]. |
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May be [[Awesome but Impractical]], [[Cool but Inefficient]], or a [[Useless Useful Spell]]. If it's only available through a special promotion, it's a [[Promotional Powerless Piece of Garbage]]. |
May be [[Awesome but Impractical]], [[Cool but Inefficient]], or a [[Useless Useful Spell]]. If it's only available through a special promotion, it's a [[Promotional Powerless Piece of Garbage]]. |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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