No, you can evaluate your card all you want and give it a sealed hard toploader, but you need credibility to give collectors a sense of what standards you hold card grading to
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Now, for the runners up, in loose order from least to most jank: The Runner-Ups: Eshki, Temur's RoarEshki, Temur's Roar: Ball LightningBall Lightning aside, Eshki, Temur's RoarEshki, Temur's Roar is on the cusp of Do-the-Thing Syndrome
In terms of who should lead the precon, Frodo and Sam have a huge advantage: as we highlighted earlier, the deck is primarily a Food (18 cards) and Lifegain deck (19 cards), and Frodo + Sam are simply the best suited to lead that style of deck
So its no wonder this particular card sells for so much, with a current average selling price of $3,530
Beyond just offering a card draw consistency boost, many of the new Mutants actually work fantastically with Jenova