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Generally, I've seen Combos used more as a backup plan rather than the main way to win since all the cards than can get you one part of it can also make you exile the other part (Demonic Consultation, Browse, Orcish Librarian

For a concrete example, let's compare two real cards from the Sword & Shield era: the Umbreon VMAX Alt Art from Evolving Skies and the Pikachu VMAX Rainbow Rare from Vivid Voltage

Antonio Jos Manzanedo did a great job capturing the various textures on the jerboa, and its big reflective eyes make it really feel alive

Even if WotC owns the artwork by assignment, rather than as a work for hire (both possibilities were discussed in part one of this series), it is still unlikely that MTG art would fall under VARA protection, because the artwork as printed on cards, is not in a limited quantity and not signed by the artist (though the original works, like oil paintings, which the card arts are derived from, likely are protected under VARA)