If Emeria Shepherd was the card you were holding out for, what was your Ulvenwald Hydra?
With so many different strategies, Modern allows you to play any style of deck you want
Ward 2, vigilance, reach and trample on an uncounterable two-drop is bonkers value
C Common Ceasefire X TRAP If a face-down Defense Position monster or an Effect Monster is on the field: Change all face-down Defense Position monsters on the field to face-up Defense Position (Flip monsters' effects are not activated at this time), also inflict 500 damage to your opponent for each Effect Monster on the field
Or any other item, including Poke Balls of any kind
With Pokemon demand as high as it is, theres a large number of sellers who are flogging fake cards, or are misrepresenting the quality of their stock