Market validation : Auction houses like Heritage and eBays authentication program have institutionalized the market, lending credibility and liquidity
you didn't imagine it
After all, it is a lot better to take a first pick and move out of the color early, having the first pick "wasted" but the rest of your draft salvaged, than to clutch onto it with every fiber of your being and get to play your card, but end up with a weak deck
Sort Rarity Card Type Bulbasaur #1Common $0.25 Ivysaur #2Uncommon $0.20 Venusaur #3Holo Rare $1.01 Radiant Venusaur #4Radiant Rare $9.28 Alolan Exeggutor V #5Ultra Rare $0.81 Spinarak (Peelable Ditto) #6Common $15.13 Spinarak #6Common $0.24 Ariados #7Uncommon $0.14 Charmander #8Common $0.20 Charmeleon #9Uncommon $0.24 Charizard #10Holo Rare $2.78 Radiant Charizard #11Radiant Rare $19.42 Moltres #12Holo Rare $0.33 Numel (Peelable Ditto) #13Common $15.36 Numel #13Common $0.17 Camerupt #14Uncommon $0.13 Squirtle #15Common $0.33 Wartortle #16Uncommon $0.23 Blastoise #17Holo Rare $1.52 Radiant Blastoise #18Radiant Rare $11.24 Slowpoke #19Common $0.20 Slowbro #20Uncommon $0.15 Magikarp #21Common $0.17 Gyarados #22Holo Rare $0.42 Lapras #23Holo Rare $0.27 Articuno #24Holo Rare $0.35 Wimpod #25Common $0.13 Golisopod #26Holo Rare $0.25 Pikachu (27) #27Common $0.41 Pikachu (28) #28Holo Rare $1.84 Zapdos #29Holo Rare $0.33 Mewtwo V #30Ultra Rare $5.55 Mewtwo VSTAR #31Ultra Rare $7.39 Natu #32Common $0.11 Xatu #33Uncommon $0.12 Lunatone #34Uncommon $0.14 Sylveon #35Holo Rare $0.84 Onix #36Common $0.14 Larvitar #37Common $0.14 Pupitar #38Uncommon $0.14 Solrock #39Uncommon $0.12 Conkeldurr V #40Ultra Rare $0.70 Alolan Rattata #41Common $0.12 Alolan Raticate #42Common $0.20 Tyranitar #43Holo Rare $0.24 Steelix #44Uncommon $0.13 Meltan #45Common $0.12 Melmetal #46Holo Rare $0.18 Melmetal V #47Ultra Rare $0.65 Melmetal VMAX #48Ultra Rare $1.58 Dragonite V #49Ultra Rare $3.81 Dragonite VSTAR #50Ultra Rare $3.89 Chansey #51Uncommon $0.19 Blissey #52Holo Rare $0.21 Ditto #53Holo Rare $5.76 Eevee #54Common $0.30 Snorlax #55Holo Rare $1.32 Aipom #56Common $0.17 Ambipom #57Common $0.18 Slaking V #58Ultra Rare $0.67 Mewtwo V (Alternate Full Art) #72Ultra Rare $65.18 Mewtwo VSTAR (79) (Secret) #79Secret Rare $53.17 Dragonite VSTAR (Secret) #81Secret Rare $49.22 Mewtwo VSTAR (86) (Secret) #86Secret Rare $37.41 Radiant Charizard #11Radiant Rare $19.42 Bidoof (Peelable Ditto) #59Common $19.40 Dragonite V (Full Art) #76Ultra Rare $18.77 Numel (Peelable Ditto) #13Common $15.36 Spinarak (Peelable Ditto) #6Common $15.13 Melmetal VMAX (Secret) #80Secret Rare $11.59
Normally, a creature's base power is the power printed on the card or, for a token, the power set by the effect that created it
Whether youre clearing the board or going straight to the face, it offers precision and flexibility
