These cards continue to rise in price as time goes on, and with a limited population of cards in perfect condition, prices are likely to rise to meet the high demand.
Monetary investment feels significantly lower than for a physical deck, even before considering the necessity of physical accessories like playmats and deck boxes, notes another player who has been involved in the game since 2018
Decks that include Manaphy tend to include just 1 copy but may push it to 2 copies if their bench Pokmon tend to be especially vulnerable or especially critical to their decks strategy
Both offer a lot in Chaos draft, and combine that with the presence of Heroic (a great cross-set mechanic) and the power level is there
if the active player has more than seven cards in their hand, they must discard down to seven
The other options are ones that are cheaper but lose you a card (Such as Vampiric Tutor), or cost more mana (Diabolic Tutor) or only tutor for a sub-set of cards (Open the Armory) or otherwise have serious restrictions on them