With the franchises popularity and the limited availability of certain Pokemon cards, collectors and investors could profit substantially by owning and selling these cards
Bitterthorn, Nissas Animus Those madmen at R&D actually did it, they made a Sword of the Animist somehow better by giving it the living weapon effect
It is an argument against treating them as a substitute for a diversified investment portfolio
This card was a notable competitive powerhouse upon release, featuring in both decks in the Finals of the 1998 World Championships with Brian Selden's Recurring Nightmare deck taking the top spot with two main deck Firestorms helping to clear out opposing threats
Upon death, it destroys a non-land permanent and returns a permanent from the graveyard to the battlefield
The moral of Achilles' story is that even the most powerful, unbeatable warriors always have a weakness