If a card says loses all abilities (like Darksteel Mutation or Sudden Spoiling), that permanent still keeps any +1/+1 counters, loyalty counters, shield counters, or other counters already on it
If youve played against them once, youve played against them all because the small differences in iteration between anyones list for these decks can be so minute youd feel like youre playing against a stock list
You want even, natural light on a plain, dark, non-reflective background and your own photos, and you definitely shouldnt use a stock image pulled from Google
Im not and have never been an MTG judge, but you can sit back and enjoy this summary of how to use the level up mechanic (insert Super Mushroom sound)
This is a set of nine cards that originated in the very earliest days of the game within the Alpha, Beta, and Unlimited sets
Why is the limit 500, and not lower