For myself, I kind of a wayside fan at this point, where I play one of the games every now and then and follow news, but I'm not as hyped at every announcement
What is the overall look and feel of the card, does it have good "curb appeal" Here is a loose formula you can follow for pre-grading
As Ash faces the Spearrow in defiance Pikachu uses the lightning storm to power himself up and blast the Spearrow with a massive thunderbolt
That means the deck is full of ways to exile cards from various places and then give you the ability to play them
First off, Sparkhunter is a 3/4 colorless creature for three mana, which isnt all that bad given that the raw power ratio of cost to size with artifact creatures generally isnt super favorable
This has led to its own economy in the TCGO, where unopened booster packs have a lot of value, along with the usual really rare cards, or staples for decks