pikachu on the ball pokemon card Ultra ME: Ascended Heroes (264)| The item may be similar but not exactly the same as the image (e.g Pikachu on the Ball Release

Do you know of any cards I missed

In an attempt to unify criteria with Japan, it was decided that instead of dividing cards by sets, they would be divided by blocks

Otawara, Soaring City Otawara, Soaring Citys bounce ability can be nice for stalling opponents or putting one of your own cards back in your hand

This is why many collectors prefer buying from trusted local card shops

Generic counter decks can make this work too if your counters are spread out on enough creatures and you're going to be going wide enough to make this worth it

Monologue Tax is no Smothering Tithe, but its close-ish and I think its not unreasonable to expect it in the $12-$15 range, but I bet it goes down before it goes up unless you find a presale price thats cheaper than the ones that exist now