There is effectively an in-built system for countering any destabilising effects from whales: the rarest cards are just even fancier-looking versions of the functionally identical, already-rare ones most non-spending people build their battling decks around
If a card such as "Macro Cosmos" is preventing cards from reaching the Graveyard, this will NOT prevent "Crystal Beasts" from using their effects to place themselves in the Spell & Trap Zone, as they would never hit the Graveyard in the first place
Technically speaking Land Tax isnt a ramp card, but it thins your deck
It's important to start with an understanding of the various products and their respective retail prices when you start hunting for Pokmon packs to rip open
This means that seven different types are technically missing from the Pokemon TCG
[72] [73] The Magic Pro League (MPL) included the top 32 players from the previous season, although two players turned down their spots