The end of a formats life can stagnate as many players get bored of the same decks and are happy to play whichever deck they have experience with and the list they like, but the Standard metagame will keep evolving to the very end, and theres an edge to be gained for those who are willing to keep putting in the time to stay a step ahead
As noted by Kotaku, new waves of Pokmon cards tend to ramp up in value, before falling fairly sharply back down to Earth
Although you have little control over when Mangara will trigger than the others mentioned here, both of these triggering criteria are nevertheless incredibly common in Commander games, all but ensuring a reliable, repeatable card draw effect in White
Play Boosters are great for building powerful decks, are balanced for Limited play, and contain at least one shiny foil card
Some of the other stuff, like Bruno and Second Star to the Right, look like cool build arounds at least
The Role of Utility Cards While some cards, like Chansey and Snorlax, are marketed as defensive tools, they often fall into the bait card category