Despite the mana value restrictions on what it can target, the number of relevant hits is impressive
Similarly, a card like Trading Post is fine in many Commander decks, but it's just too slow here: it requires 5-mana before it does anything and at best you're generating a single creature per turn
In the past year or two Ive seen tons of people ask the same question about stores with high end budgets following them, so it wouldnt surprise me cards are getting tough to come by since there are also the japanese themselves that collect
While rainbow Secret Rares can be incredibly divisive, Darkness Ablaze has a handful of valuable versions among its top five most expensive cards
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This Pikachu, like all Japanese cards, features different texturing from the English version, which immensely changes this card's appearance, particularly around the eyes
