The sparkling shiny stars in the background provide the perfect contrast to the darker color palette on Palafin
It's a nice place to store your cards if you plan on keeping them in one place and turning the pages with more care than you would an ancient text
There are a few ways to interact with opponents though, like white spot removal in Path to Exile and Swords to Plowshares, and counters like Dovin's Veto
Pokmon was in such a lull at this time that Chain stores used to repackage their packs that couldn't be sold even at clearance in hopes people would buy them for volume, that's why these are always a hodgepodge of packs, series, and items
Now, in present times, the game has been revived in the form of playing cards
Its also great in formats that have indestructible artifact lands