One side features Yugi King of Games, the other is emblazoned with the image of the Orichalcos
Thats two cards off the monarch, two cards from Chimil, the Inner Sun, and so on
Emrakul, the Promised End caused nightmares in Modern because the natural flow of the game made it more than a pipe dream you could just about get to the eight or nine mana it would eventually cost against a glacially slow control deck
Any exerted character can be challenged (attacked) and banished from play (sent to the discard pile)
This shift has created a significant power vacuum, with format-defining staples like Sheoldred, the Apocalypse, Monastery Swiftspear, and efficient one-mana removal spells like Cut Down now gone
Their scarcity, combined with nostalgic and competitive relevance, places them among the most valuable Pokmon cards in recent years