Its unshakable Generation One foundation ensures perpetual demand, perfectly timed with the March 2026 30th anniversary, pushing Kanto nostalgia into overdrive, while rotation sidelines older sets without touching 151s relevance
This goes well with Stitcher's Supplier, Deathrite Shaman, or any number of small creatures that care about your graveyard plan
You can discard any number of level 8 monsters to have this card gain 1000 Atk per discarded card until the end phase
And just by having your commander and minions around, you get to play some powerful spells for free
Whos pumped up to participate in or watch the largest MTG tournaments ever
Generally the Japanese cards are rarer when: They have only been released in Japan and wont be released elsewhere They have only been released in Japan and wont be released in other countries for a while yet They are cards from a promotional event only in Japan