So rather than building my card collection to have 40 Mewtwos and 20 Charizards like everyone else shot for, I tried to build a deck that might actually be competitive in terms of the actual card game
During Wizards of the Coasts 2001 Pokmon League season, players were allowed to participate in League Events. One such event was the Create a Baby Pokmon contest, where participants could design their own baby Pokmon and send it in for judging
For example, low mana value cards have low opportunity cost, and they tend to make positive tempo exchanges versus higher-MV ones, making those expensive cards less playable
The silver border definitely looks much better
However, some stand out above the rest either because they were the focus of a particularly powerful set or because they have been reprinted time and time again with more powerful options each time
MTG.Design homepage MTG.Designs create-a-card page is simple and has top-to-bottom forms to fill out via various text boxes and drop boxes to complete your card