31 cards where the illustration contains “meta-gameplay”

Akki Scrapchomper (March of the Machine #130)
Barry's Land (Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 #113)
Booster Tutor (Arena League 2004 #11)
Collector Ouphe (Modern Horizons #158)
Divine Gambit (Strixhaven Mystical Archive #4)
Expropriate (Conspiracy: Take the Crown #30)
Gorilla Shaman (Magic Online Promos #61060)
Hermetic Study (Dominaria Remastered #53)
Imperial Recruiter (Modern Horizons 2 #314)
Ingenuity Engine (Commander Legends #317)
Johnny, Combo Player (Unsanctioned #23)
Nature's Spiral (Dominaria #175)
Oxidize (Darksteel #79)
Reanimate (Ultimate Box Topper #U12)
Rebuild (Modern Horizons #66)
Shock (Onslaught #227)
Show and Tell (Judge Gift Cards 2013 #8)
Spell Snare (Dissension #33)
Stet, Draconic Proofreader (Unsanctioned #57)
Storm Crow (Unstable Tokens #5)
Terminate (Modern Masters 2017 #194)
The Grand Tour (Mystery Booster Playtest Cards 2019 #30)
Through the Breach (Ultimate Box Topper #U15)
Treasure Mage (Mirrodin Besieged #34)
Treasure Nabber (Commander 2018 #27)
Tribute Mage (Modern Horizons #73)
Voltaic Servant (Dominaria #236)
Wasteland (Eternal Masters #248)
Wasteland (Secret Lair Drop #178)
World Breaker (Oath of the Gatewatch #126)
Zzzyxas's Abyss (Unhinged #70)

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