golden raichu pokemon card [JP] - 237/190 (237/190) Lightning Ability Voltage Increase As often as you like during your turn (before your attack) Pokemon (Japanese) Raichu No.026 Non-Holo

Prerelease highs for many MTG cards are rather ridiculous, and once players have a chance to figure out which cards are strong or not, prices commonly fall back to earth

Pros More hype, youre playing with brand-new cards Can use cards youve likely already bought and want to test A very fresh meta, with new decks and ideas able to shake things up Wont have to play against the same decks youve been playing for three months Rewards very competitive players and deck-builders Cons Shipping delays to stores can cause problems and possible changes to legality (has happened recently in other TCGs) Rush to buy can cause a general shortage for non-competitive players More incentive for scalpers Stores/single card sellers can charge very steep prices on must-have cards Misprinted or erratad cards might not be widely known Generally, a less stressful environment as people will have more time to read new cards Given that this is the first big competitive event series, its really a test to see how things run

His ability can easily be exploited, creating one of the quickest and simplest ways to accrue a ton of lore in a single turn

BR: Black Mage Aggro Another red aggro archetype which has to work hard to consistently close games on schedule