UPDATED October 25, 2024 : And since its our 25th Anniversary, of course were including a little Quarter Century sparkle
Poking around a bit, I found quite a few graded cards posted on eBay, and while sellers were asking higher-than-average prices for those cards, one thing seemed pretty obvious: The newer a Magic card is, the less likely grading it will have a significant effect on its value
Now to be clear, the reason for the urgency was not that the card was going to be wholly unavailable for scanning in the future, but that it was promptly going to be sent out to PSA for grading - to ensure we could obtain the highest quality scan possible, we needed to scan the card before this, as the distance from the flat bed is increased with a grading case applied
In a normal situation, the Wurm would deal 15 damage to the Colossus, and with only 11 toughness the Colossuss health would be reduced to zero, sending it to the graveyard