Bonus points if the cards are relevant in multiple formats, such as Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, as this will help maintain long-term value
Ive played in spurts here and there, occasionally participating in drafts but usually just playing with preconstructed decks to have some fun with friends and channel nostalgia for simpler times (my first-ever MTG purchase was from the 2001 Planeshift expansion)
The Secret Packs, however, are some of the most important since they only give cards of a specific archetype
Some of it is that the non-tribal one-drops got a lot better, but just getting cleaned out by a Fury trigger is also a big part of it
The more Pokemon you bench, the more powerful Pikachu EX becomes, capable of dishing out up to a staggering 90 damage per attack