Top-decking this late-game, when we have extra mana, gives us the ability to blow up everything with toughness seven or less while also netting us a big fat 8/8 lizard to beat face with
In the Vespiquen example, the Grass type symbol, the leaf, is too narrow, and the colorless energy symbols in its retreat cost look as though theyve been taken from another portion of some other card
This trap card first hit the competitive scene as a prize card only available to the lucky few to win an officially-sanctioned tournament event, with fewer than 50 being offered to an exclusive selection of players who placed highly in official tournaments in the first half of 2007
Opportunities: key character cards (Charizard, Pikachu, Eeveelutions) available at discounts, graded copies becoming accessible, and market shift back to fundamentals like artwork quality and true rarity rather than hype