charizard pokemon cards rare - ex 228/197 - Obsidian Flames - Hyper style setup or your main portfolio Pokemon Charizard EX 11/106 Ultra

The Latias ex Special Illustration Rare is much more expensive than the Hyper Rare Pikachu, coming in with a market price of a whopping $190, but, somehow, it doesnt hold a candle to the card in the first place

Part of this is due to flashback letting you use it twice, and part of it is the political angle for Commander: You can put counters on other players permanents to strike deals or maybe enhance cards like Generous Patron and Nils, Discipline Enforcer

It's also important to note that WotC has definitely seemed to shift away from any mass land destruction spells, as they tend to lead to a lot of "non-games", which would be a bad direction to push a format you want to grow

(A creature with trample can deal excess combat damage to the player or planeswalker its attacking.) Illustrated by Brian Snddy Standard Not Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Not Legal Historic Not Legal Modern Legal Brawl Not Legal Legacy Legal Comp

Now I want to tackle the daunting task of covering the lore behind the cards