Essentially, thats the gist of TCG investmentmaking use of TCG market knowledge when buying and selling cards or boxes in order to make money
This is what "speculative collectibles" means in practice: an asset class driven by sentiment, narrative, and crowd psychology rather than cash flow, earnings, or utility
Armada Wurm
Cathar Commando Cathar Commando is just good value
There are multiple ways to stop opponents from attacking you: Mana tax cards (Ghostly Prison) that force the opponent to choose between casting spells and attacking you Damage reduction cards (Spike Weaver) that threaten to Fog oncoming damage, rendering attacks useless Rattlesnake cards (Archon of Justice) that threaten to blow up the attacking opponent's resources The sticking point is that these pillowfort cards are all visible on the board, so opponents know what could happen if they attack you and convinces them to go attack someone else
3 Shadow Rider Calyrex V Character Super Rare: While the Trainer Gallery is filled with cards featuring Pokmon that I like better than Calyrex, the brilliance of Oswaldo KATO' s card here makes this the subset's standout