It builds on Magics reputation for rich storytelling by introducing detective-themed mechanics and narrative-driven gameplay
Over the last six months, my numbers look roughly as follows: $103,789.23 in gross spending (include cards, packs, shipping, fees, etc.) $112,172.46 in revenue across all platforms ~$21,000 in raw card/pack inventory (based on current market value) ~400 cards at third-party grading services with a declared value of approximately $50,000 (based on current market value and their anticipated grades) What blows my mind about this entire process is that there are sellers that dwarf these numbers in terms of sales and sophistication of operation
As with most cards from this era, the Holo surface scratches easily, so genuinely clean copies are the real bottleneck
Vileplume fetches your Energy with its Fully Blooming Energy ability, and Tropius can slide Energy to your benched buddies with Tropic Breeze
I may consider using this card in a spread damage type deck and making sure I am able to do 30 damage to one of the benched Pokemon when I am using Long Whip