In practice, the rip test is mostly useful for bulk lots where you want to verify the entire lots authenticity by sacrificing one throwaway card
All that said, Ryuta isnt a bad illustrator
Being mana hungry is actually fine for the mono white control deck as it has about as much time as can be safely had by any deck in cube
Heres a breakdown of some of the most popular, and most powerful, decks that have been used, and how to put them together: Pikachu & Zekrom-GX Average Overall Price: $94 This is one of the more widely-played decks in standard Pokmon TCG competitions right now
In fact, it was released on May 22, 2026, so the value of all the cards in this set is hard to judge and will likely heavily sway over the coming weeks
I must say I was hoping for Satyr Wayfinder, but Grisly Salvage is a nice one too