In fact, some of the most expensive Pokmon cards ever sold are Japanese exclusives: the Pikachu Illustrator card (a 1998 Japanese promo) set a record by selling for about $5.27 million in mint condition, far above any English card sale
This is because of the new version of the Temur Aetherworks deck that runs Chandra as a way to interact in the mid-game instead of going all-in on the combo
Wall of Roots Not currently being used, but certain metagames may find him necessary against Wild Nacatl
Some of these are very popular across various formats, like Baleful Strix in Legacy, Fblthp, the Lost in Commander, and Elvish Visionary and Helpful Hunter in Pauper
If Clue tokens taught me anything, its that two mana for a card isnt too high of a price to pay
While this isnt unique to card games (see also Strawberry Shortcake or the various iterations of My Pretty Pony/My Little Pony), this fantastic method of marketing resulted in many of us thinking fondly on the series