Bittering Thorns

Bittering Thorns was released as part of the Local Game Store (LGS) promotional series, a program designed by the game's parent company to incentivize community engagement and support for local brick-and-mortar retail outlets. Distributed to stores to be awarded during tournament play or store events, cards in this series are intended to act as tactile rewards for active participation, fostering a sense of exclusivity tied to physical gathering spaces.

The visual design for this specific promo card maintains the established aesthetic of the set, utilizing stylized, sharp-edged botanical imagery to represent the 'action' card type's disruptive or defensive nature. While the LGS series generally features reprints or alternate-art versions of existing cards, these specific promos are handled by the core design team to ensure they fit the current meta-environment, focusing on utility and player appeal to drive traffic to local game hubs.