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==Controversies== [[File:Jesper Myrfors copyright.jpg|thumb|right|250px]] Players were upset about the release. Complaints were uttered about the price range, the targeting of high-spending players instead of the common player base, the random packaging, the perceived violation of the [[Reserved List]], and Wizards' hypocritical sale of [[Proxy card|proxies]].<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/magic-the-gathering-players-are-up-in-arms-over-999-dollar-anniversary-set|title=Magic: The Gathering Players are Up in Arms Over $999 Anniversary Set|author=Ryan Dinsdale|date=October 7, 2022|publisher=IGN.com}}</ref><ref>{{YouTubeRef|k15jCfYu3kc|Magic The Gathering's 30th Anniversary Edition Is Not For You|channel=Tolarian Community College|date=October 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/what-its-like-to-open-magic-the-gatherings-1000-anniversary-box|title=What It’s Like to Open Magic: The Gathering’s $1000 Anniversary Box|author=Tom Marks|date=December 9, 2022|publisher=IGN.com}}</ref> On November 14, 2022, a Bank of America analyst called out the ''30th Anniversary Edition'' as particularly egregious, though their assessment and motivations were contrary to community criticisms.<ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/magic-the-gathering-analysis-prompts-bofa-to-double-downgrade-hasbro-432SI-2943159|title='Magic: The Gathering' analysis prompts BofA to double downgrade Hasbro|author=Senad Karaahmetovic |date=November 14, 2022|publisher=Coolstuffinc.com}}</ref><ref>{{WebRef|url=https://www.polygon.com/23458064/magic-the-gathering-overprinting-hasbro-stock-downgrade|title=Hasbro’s squeezing Magic: The Gathering players for too much money, big bank warns|author=Charlie Hall|date=November 14, 2022|publisher=Polygon.com}}</ref> Meanwhile, [[Quinton Hoover]]'s estate alleged that Wizards of the Coast was using his art without permission and that they did not have the rights to do so.<ref>{{TwitterRef|VorthosMike|1577393128633516034?|author=Vorthos Mike|title=Over at the Quinton Hoover page run by his sons.|date=October 4, 2022}}</ref> [[Jesper Myrfors]] complained that his name was unjustly removed of the copyright notice from the card.
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