The issue is that one of the cards has an "attack" that draws a card from your deck (its high HP and decent 2nd attack still make it useful for the deck) and his deck has Discard and Draw cards, meaning he stalls you while he slowly kills himself
Like Smugglers Copter, it has great stats for its mana cost, but its crew cost is substantially higher
And getting that wrong is how most beginners lose money as they bury a $40 card inside a bulk lot and watch it leave for six dollars, thinking they made a bag
Best Otter Commander Payoffs If youre looking to build a Commander deck with Alania at the helm and entirely consisting of otters, youre in for a bad time
What I can say is that there will always be people like me who grew up loving Pokmon and still do, who may have kids of their own they want to share it with, and who will move from place to place with their Pokmon TCG collections in tow, remembering a time when they had to stand in line for a single booster pack.
While the starter decks value and upgrade path arent the best, its overall playability and fun factor are pretty high