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I got my hands on a portuguese Phyrexian Obliterator the other day and was wondering...

How do you guys feel about these? No one I know cares if I use them, most people I play with don't care as long as I recite to them the english version. I have never met someone who doesnt believe me, or someone who demands I show them an english version. I also have never heard of a rule requiring only english cards in a deck.

I collect them for novelty value, I like to add flair to my decks. Just as I know lots of people do. My local shop is selling a foil Korean Avacyn for $70, that shows there is demand for foreign cards. Do you guys collect them at all? What are your thoughts on foreign cards in general?

In competitive play it isn't a problem because you should know most of the cards in the format, or at least the tournament-worthy ones. In casual play you can just take somebody's word. Even if you demanded oracle wording, a lot of people have mobile devices that they can use to easily reference that on Gatherer or Magiccards.info.

I think they look pretty neat. I've always liked how Asian languages looked. I don't go out of my way to find such things though, and own very few myself. 

Jul 24, 2012 -- 6:43PM, zammm wrote:

Other people seem to like them, but I've never seen the appeal, personally. The only foreign Magic single I have is a French Overabundance , and the only reason I got it was because the trader didn't mention it was French--if he had, I probably wouldn't have gotten it.

It's all a preference, personally If I'm buying card and have the option of foreign or native for the same price, I will always go foreign. If it's a popular card or one I am particularly fond of I might pay additional money for the foreign version if it's lets say only 10% more.

Depends on the language. If its German or French or Spanish I'll have some hope of deciphering enough at a glance to remember what the card does, and I'm fine with that. But staring down Chinese or the like will make me have to think, and I'd prefer it wasn't.
I have a single Chinese Immerwolf in my Werewolf deck, because that's what was available for trade (and they traded it to me at a lower value). So the odds of that specific Immerwolf coming out are lower. And I have a Chinese Thragtusk on order, because it was cheaper.