Its not really a threat since it wont ever make it to the damage step, but whats the point of a 1-mana commander if it doesnt come down with that first Mountain
The biggest bummer is that the -4 ability has a chance of folding to a Fog or any board wipe
Several factors influence HeartGold & SoulSilver card values: card condition (mint cards worth 3-5x more), rarity (holographic and rare cards command higher prices), first edition status, PSA/BGS grading scores, and market demand for specific Pokemon
Both of these play great with our themes but just suffer by the large amounts of good quality four mana cards
It was easier for design to build good draft environments that fit with a storyline by having fewer sets to connect together
Its $50, and were going to see that price go higher this weekend and hopefully it comes down to something reasonable