Eventually, both "Obelisk" and "Slifer" battled with an equal match of 4000 ATK and destroyed each other in a Double KO, triggering a vision of the Duel between Priest Seto and Pharaoh Atem in Ancient Egypt, and a vision of their two Gods petrified
Utimately, the additional promotional cards offered as a result of Magic 30 can only be a good thing, and maybe players appreciation for the opportunity to open a card like Tarmogoyf at their prerelease will outweigh the negatives
However, to offset the fact that its stats are inordinately high for its Rank, all of its effects are negative
The most expensive Paldea Evolved card is the Magikarp Illustration Rare (#203) one of the biggest art-driven anomalies of the Scarlet & Violet era, commanding prices far above the set's SIRs despite being a lower rarity
Kona, Rescue Beastie Friendly, trusting, and keenly intelligent, Kona is unique amongst beasties in that she doesn't form attachments to individual survivors
The fact that Excruciator represented such a powerful and unique angle of attack for relatively minor commitment (meaning greater flexibility in building and playing, which we value especially highly) made it the focus of a lot of my deckbuilding efforts
