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Once you get to its ultimate, youre in attack and win mode

Many times the box price can come down dramatically the more you buy

Ishgard, the Holy See White decks don't get ramp, they get recursion - and Ishgard, the Holy See might be one of the most elegant recursion engines ever printed on a land

Thats why Mega Charizard X EX is not irrelevant

But when you take into account the affordability of many of its hits, its very small card list (only 99 total cards), and the utility of those hits in play, it might just go down as the most underrated set in years

Here's the price evolution of the top 3 most expensive cards: Pikachu Illustrator Price History (PSA 10) Source: Goldin Auctions, eBay Sales Data Charizard 1st Edition Shadowless Price History (PSA 10) Source: PWCC Marketplace, Goldin Auctions Key Price Drivers (2019-2025) 2020-2021 Pandemic Boom : Prices increased 200-400% across vintage cards Celebrity Purchases : Logan Paul, Logic, Post Malone drove mainstream attention Social Media Influence : YouTube/TikTok opening videos viral exposure Investment Funds : Fractional ownership platforms (Rally, Collectable) entered market Grading Backlog : PSA submission delays created artificial scarcity The market as investment TL;DR: Pokmon cards returned +3,261% over 20 years vs S&P 500's ~300%