Bonus Spec: The Reality Chip ($2 to $8) Blue equipment needs to be pretty great, and while theres a lot of enablers in RW for the archetype, this equipment gives lots of card advantage if it sticks around
Popular Characters and Editions Some Pokmon are consistently more collectible: Charizard (Base Set, 1st Edition) Pikachu (Promo cards, Illustrator card) Blastoise and Venusaur (1st Edition Base Set) Special promotional or tournament cards These rare editions have historically sold for thousands to hundreds of thousands of pounds, depending on rarity and condition, which we also see with other characters like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
It just makes a lot more sense to curve out with Blazing Bomb, Sahagin, The Emperor, Ultros and Shantotto, THEN start chaining together copies of Retrieve the Esper, rather than trying to play noncreature spells the whole game
Each machine offers different sets, so its worth checking out a few to see what you can score
This gives you a 4-mana 3/2 Flyer up front, which is a passable card, so the additional upside here is great
Serious about protecting your cards