It is hard to setup and not what you call reliable as a miracle cast but it isn't awful at six
Tiny issues, a faint surface scratch, a speck of whitening on edges, slight centring shift can move a card down a grade, and those grade changes can materially affect value
The rest of the sealed line has followed: Elite Trainer Box (standard): around $700 Pokemon Center ETB: around $990 Loose booster packs: north of $70 each The Pokemon Center ETB is worth calling out specifically because it came with extra packs and a different promo, and was a Pokemon Center exclusive
When I first looked at this card in Feb of 2016, there were nearly 100 copies lying around online, with an average price of $10 or so
But if I had to choose one from a competitive-oriented point of view, Id definitely go for Vampiric Bloodline
Given the presence of new typal anthem cards like Banner of Kinship, Shroofus Sproutsire is sure to unleash a horde of not-so-little guys at Commander tables in the near future