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While getting your hands on this modern version of a Mega Evolution set might be tough for the foreseeable future, there are several products boasting beautiful alternatives from the XY era

The image of Gengar standing around a graveyard in the Japanese version seemed inappropriate for western audiences

Cards like Arven are crucial to strategies like Charizard ex and the Loyal Three, while Chien-pao ex likely will not see much play once its main supporter, Irida, rotates out of the format in March 2025

Many decks rely heavily on their commander either being cast or being in play, and a card that completely locks out your opponents can make for a very unfun game

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So while I think that people are overrating the scarcity of cards in the Revised -and-later era of Magic, these ancient collectors items are completely detached from the rest of the market and should be treated as such