As with all serialized products, specific and interesting numbers are speculated to be much more valuable
Youll know exactly what youre buyingno surprises, no guesswork
I'd rather Wizards of the Coast keep putting out bizarre, boundary-pushing mechanics, despite the danger of being over-powered (Remember Companions?), or in the case of Epic cards, not quite strong enough
The most expensive Japanese promo cards ever produced are all variants of the same card, which makes the Pikachu Illustrator s dominance of this list less of a coincidence and more of a statement about what scarcity, provenance, and condition can do to value
The catch is that most decks run the wrong kind of wipes, at the wrong cost , with no plan for what happens after the smoke clears