If you manage to get an army of thopters out, it can make one of them a serious threat
For example, lets compare two cards that are similar: Frost Lynx which freezes, and Frostfist Strider, which puts a stun counter on a creature
Only time will tell how much of this hype is the result of legitimate demand, and how much of the value is being inflated by a small group of buyers
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For these reasons as well as the cards rarity, the Charizard ex Special Illustration Rare was fetching a price of around $58 USD on sites like TCGPlayer and, as of now, its the most expensive card in Obsidian Flames
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