SAR cards combine a unique alternate illustration with a gold-foil border, and they pull approximately once every 34 booster boxes
Well, generally the location itself or the characters there will gain an additional benefit from being at a location. Think of locations in this way like mini-combos within your deck
When paired with Deeproot Pilgrimage and another copy of itself, you can create an infinite number of hexproof 1/1 Merfolk tokens
They also share a hilarious New York Times article from 1999 with some warnings for young trading card investors
Lastly, the Registry allows me to send my collection to card shops and bulk graders, so they can help me find the elusive cards I still need to complete my sets, like that Fighting Energy in a 9.5 from 1st Edition Gym Heroes, which only eight people sent in to grade, and I need to complete my set