[9] Alpha , Beta , and Unlimited are known for having extremely powerful cards at the higher rarities
Thats one of the best aspects of the game for me
If youre caught up on the old Pokemon Ex cards, there are no new cards here that really shift the tabletop battle strategy meta in the new packs, and you might be able to skip them
Now these formats, often encourage having a bunch of dudes in play, waiting to draw your enabler, or waiting till turn 4-5 to drop your lord, people will sit on their boardstate and a lot of these decks don't feel like they are encouraging you to stock up on Jace's Ingenuity to refill your hands
Here are a few more things to keep in mind for deck building: You can play more than 40 cards, but you really should stick to 40 if possible
Next you would want to determine approximately what grade you think the card would receive graded and see the expected graded value of that grade