Q: Are Japanese Nidoking cards worth collecting

Izzet Lutri | IKO Standard | Abe Sargent Companion (1) 1 Lutri, the Spellchaser Creatures (10) 1 Bonecrusher Giant 1 Brazen Borrower 1 Crackling Drake 1 Fae of Wishes 1 God-Eternal Kefnet 1 Niv-Mizzet, Parun 1 Pteramander 1 Rielle, the Everwise 1 Sprite Dragon 1 Voracious Greatshark Planeswalkers (3) 1 Chandra, Acolyte of Flame 1 Chandra, Awakened Inferno 1 Ral, Storm Conduit Instants (14) 1 Anticipate 1 Chemister's Insight 1 Expansion // Explosion 1 Fire Prophecy 1 Flame Spill 1 Ionize 1 Negate 1 Neutralize 1 Opt 1 Scorching Dragonfire 1 Shock 1 Sinister Sabotage 1 Tale's End 1 Thassa's Intervention Sorceries (5) 1 Bond of Insight 1 Callous Dismissal 1 Invade the City 1 Light Up the Stage 1 Purphoros's Intervention Enchantments (2) 1 Omen of the Forge 1 Omen of the Sea Lands (26) 9 Island 9 Mountain 4 Evolving Wilds 4 Temple of Epiphany That's just one quick example of a way to build a Standard deck with one of the worst in the cycle in Standard
Three 2/2s with flash
Yeah, theres still a bit of guess work left, such as with the Weakness and Retreat Cost and the Pokmon 25 logo but still, there is a LOT removed from just mixing those cards together, and whats left is damn near trivial to remove
The Verdict The verdict on Mind Flayarrrs is that this deck is sweet
Basically, you play these cards and you go in that direction or you don't