still see some misunderstandings about the digital <> physical nature of mudwater.
every digital pack is backed by a physical pack.
every digital case is backed by a physical case.
every rip is paired to a sequential physical rip, handled by professionals in a secure room within a warehouse. Filmed, hashed, published onchain, and metadata is applied to your card at rip time.
the fee for ripping is largely in place to cover the cost of the above labor. There's also Solana rent and metaplex fees x10 (once for each card) that's all paid by our relayer.