You get to eight mana, you have this, you win
those dots at the back, which usually occur after a few years after handling the card by hand pretty often - Ive had quite a few cards from my youth with dots like that)
Then there are a couple pieces of interaction (and anti-interaction?) between Swan Song, Heroic Intervention and Asceticism
Factor 1: Overproduction of Modern Sets The Pokmon Company has aggressively increased print runs to meet demand , but the strategy created unintended consequences: Impact: Huge volume of singles and sealed products in circulation Scarcity premiums eliminated for most modern releases Secondary market flooded with available inventory Retailers stuck with unsold stock Grading companies backlogged with cards that decline during processing Historical context: Previous eras saw careful print management maintaining scarcity
However, if youre planning to buy some of the boosters, what cards should you be looking out for, or conversely, which cards might have their single value hit most thanks to the reprints