Talking about Oko, Mark Rosewater stated in the State of Design 2020, that a challenge of designing planeswalkers card is creating a design that is the exciting and evocative without becoming overbearing, and that Oko failed in this respect
The First Chapter This is the launch card set from August 2023
Out of print pricing trending up estimated Set landscapeWhere this card sits in Sword & Shield Base Set fewermore cards Common 60 4 5 69 Uncommon 40 11 5 56 Rare 18 10 4 32 Rare Holo 4 4 1 9 Rare Holo V 3 7 10 Rare Holo VMAX 1 1 2 Ultra Rare 2 14 6 2 1 25 Secret Rare 5 4 4 1 14 Holo Rare 5 3 8 all 127 37 41 12 6 2 0 225 0.5 1 5 15 50 150 150+ Columns = resale price up to $X (log) shade = cards in cell (log) right & bottom = totals white ring = this card VariantsCard variants Holofoil 204/202 $26.30 the only variant this card was printed in (no reverse holo or special pattern), so a master set needs just this one copy
Chart shows the price of Charizard Ex #196 at the end of each month going back as long as we have tracked the item.
Im not sure a card like this has what it takes outside of Standard, but there are enough four-drops and greater for it to be a powerful threat there
Not a new set, not the deck of the momenta new format