Many of these cards are rare, holographic, and limited edition, making them future collectibles
Consider Beifongs Bounty Hunters, a rare creature card with this ability: Whenever a nonland creature you control dies, earthbend X where X is that creature's power. That means if your 2/2 creature dies (or is sacrificed), one of your lands can become a 2/2 creature in its place
Remember, this phasing occurs at the untap step--if an effect causes a player to skip their untap step (e.g., Stasis), the phasing event doesn't occur that turn
I saw many shocked Japanese fans at my Pokemon Center
Opening up packs and selling individual cards is a fantastic way to make lots of extra money
The game continues with a new player. Naturally, it serves no gameplay purpose, but its a wholesome card that still fetched around $72,000 at auction in 2022