Read, with a record of 11-1-2 and sitting on 35 match points compared to Schemanskes 11-2-1, knew that a tie would lock him into Top 8 and put Schemanske on a precarious bubble where he might not make it in due to tiebreakers like opponents win percentage
Sol Ring and Moss Diamond give you the early boost to get Aeve onto the battlefield as soon as possible
International markets (Japan, US) often have more buyers for One Piece trophy cards than Singapore alone PSA-graded copies consistently sell faster than raw at these price tiers Tournament Season Timing Championship promo prices often spike around major tournament announcements and dip slightly after new championship cards are revealed
Caw Blade (2011) The bannings of Jace, the Mind Sculptor and Stoneforge Mystic back in 2011 were the most recent to impact a Standard format, and these bannings, focused on the Caw Blade deck, were mostly a numbers game
For reference, I'll also leave a recipe that doesn't include Scapegoat or Crackdown
For cheaper modern cards, grading raw can be cost-effective if you have strong condition judgment