The ones I loved as a kid look worn from being in my pockets all the time. The discovery came at the right time, as Braund and his fiance, Rachel Moseley, were planning their wedding, so extra money would, of course, be welcome
They obviously had the technology to produce an unbelievable fake, but instead chose to go out of their way to make the card look like a proxy
Five mana is quite a lot for the effect, but being a colorless card is a huge boon here, and its not as expensive as it could be
Charizard ex [Obsidian Flames] has found its place in a handful of decks, including one with Arceus VSTAR [Brilliant Stars], and Pidgeot ex [Obsidian Flames] has boosted the consistency of some of the previously existing archetypes
While their "1 of 1" nature ensures they are rare, they lack the multi-decade price history of Reserved List cards
The new planar controller retains that designation until they leave the game or a different player becomes the active player, whichever comes first