Starting with just 1,000 points, players could only gain 50 or 100 points by attending events or winning matches, with additional points for tournament placements
Unfortunately this is the ceiling for it and beaters need to have more than stats these days
The Umbreon ex SIR is in a league of its own above $1,000, but the full Eeveelution SIR lineup represents some of the best artwork and strongest long-term value in the modern Pokemon TCG
Howling Mine, once a staple of commander decks, gives each player an extra card during their draw phase
As long as you can repetitively replay and kill off your own creatures, you can easily drain your opponents life to zero
With some healing, or maybe by giving him Resist, he could take out an entire board by himself