High-grade shadowless and 1st-edition variants command even higher prices in graded markets, making Venusaur a solid investment piece for collectors building vintage Kanto decks
Its possible that some dealers and speculators have also taken up some of the inventory slack in hopes of future profits
Includes reborn Leader cards with powerful new effects, expanding deck-building strategies
Like most Magic: The Gathering cards, the value of Mountain depends on a few consistent factors: its rarity, the printing and finish (regular or foil), its physical condition, and the set it was printed in (The Brothers' War)
The proxy card refers to something quite real: that card, right there, in your deck box
Here is how the list breaks down by price tier, based on average TCGplayer market prices: Under $10 (Budget Game Changers) Gamble, Crop Rotation, Fierce Guardianship (from precon reprints), Narset Parter of Veils, Underworld Breach, Opposition Agent, Biorhythm, Coalition Victory, Braids Cabal Minion, Gifts Ungiven, Panoptic Mirror