Vintage cards (pre-2003) hold 90% of the markets value, insulated from modern overprinting, with sets like Base Set appreciating 20% annually
Each of the Commander decks is built around a specific game, with four of the most popular ones being chosen (VI, VII, X, and XIV)
(The high amount of children who can rattle off up-to-the-minute market values is at least a little disturbing.) Those circus clips of adults fighting may have overwritten our memories, but remember that even as recently as just over a year ago, the average person could walk into a store and still find something related to the Pokmon TCG, or at least they might in due time
In planeswalker-heavy decks, this means clearing away opposing threats while your walkers survive untouched
And believe me more, noone is in any threat of losing his job over in the Wizards creative text department
This turns into a less useful card in multiplayer games because youll maybe take down a single opponent