They serve several important purposes: Protection: Play with valuable cards without risking damage to your originals
This exclusive staff prerelease version adds an extra layer of desirability, as only staff members at the prerelease events could obtain this version
For a battle, excess damage means damage in excess of the battle's defense (the number of defense counters it has on it)
But they are definitely authentic card designs, as you can see
As early as turn 3, you can force your opponent to pay a ton of mana whenever they want to attack you
Evolving from DarkraiV, Darkrai Vstar offers players a 270 health point creature thats capable of performing bulky attacks with its Dark Pulse move, which does a base damage of 30, plus an extra 30 for every dark energy card placed on it