Kricketune Vs Exciting Stage ability lets you draw up to three cards every turn, and a fourth if you make it active
These elements keep Magic: The Gathering in the realm of competition and outside of gambling, which would raise all kinds of issues for the game, especially in regions where gambling is heavily regulated
This means that seemingly worthless lower-graded Pokmon cards can still be in good or even mint condition according to the PSA's standards, which in turn means they could be considered valuable by collectors looking to purchase their favorite cards
As much as this sucks against creature centric decks, even those decks still use non creature spells, so you are almost guaranteed to get triggers
Even though early Absorb buyers were correct in guessing that it would soon become the counterspell of choice in Esper Control, they still lost money because the available supply continues to outpace demand
Sometimes because of their collection value, sometimes because newer cards might be in better condition, and sometimes for the very simple fact that theyre cooler (ie, the art)