For beginners, Japanese sets with strong pull rates and recognizable Pokmon are usually the best choice
In season 0 Yugi forces his opponents to experience the sensation of dying, usually in ways that relate to their wrongdoing (for example, a villain who is often smoking is mentally imprisoned in the belief that he is burning alive)
Authentic cards also have consistent print quality with sharp text and clear images
It's a fairly obscure card released in 1999 and never reprinted in a mainline set, making a single appearance on Magic's equally obscure "The List." This is one of those cards where the statline doesn't matter much
On top of that, his shift ability allows you to get him out for even cheaper and potentially even use him on the turn hes played if the Aladdin you shifted him onto was already ready
A Lugia from a major set is about as safe as vintage ex-era buying gets, but the entry cost is high and condition risk is real