Either way, its interesting speculative history, and the Topsun cards deserve a place in the conversation for the original Pokemon cards along with Bandai Carddass Series 1 and of course Base Set (which also has a good argument for the first cards to be manufactured, but again all we know is the release date of each set)
A lot has changed in that time, back when people scoffed at Arclight remaining a top deck after Expressive Iterations ban and when mono-green was a force in the format that few could answer
In decks like Death's Shadow, it's another way to get your life lower to use the titular card to its full power
Throughout MTGs history, there have been hundreds of cycles, and were highlighting the best ones
Well, they keep getting better too and Ive done a deep dive into Equipment in general, talking about how when archetypes get peak support they start to become a little too good
P Retreat 1 Other Printings Destined Rivals #100/182 Uncommon $0.08 Stellar Crown #079/142 Common $0.06 Temporal Forces #083/162 Common $0.07 Silver Tempest #073/195 Holo Rare $0.19 Lost Origin #100/196 Uncommon $0.11 Rebel Clash #098/192 Uncommon $0.05 SM - Unified Minds #110/236 Rare $0.25 SM - Celestial Storm #77/168 Rare $0.23 Price History Hover the chart for exact dates and prices