In many games of Commander, a linear strategy is rewarded
For example, if one of the options is to sacrifice a creature, a player who controls no creatures can still choose that option.
You can see in picture 2 that the Shadowless Charizard has the years 1995, 96, 98, 99 listed
Lots of cards from the upcoming boxes have seen massive price spikes on release, followed by even bigger price drops in the following weeks, but the Special Illustration Rare Charizard ex, in particular, has managed to hold its value well
Adding three bodies to the battlefield is great against midrange and control, and giving all Cats lifelink is absurd against aggro
I also wrote a similar article about a month ago, where an sealed box of 1st edition Pokemon booster cards sold for $198,000 in an auction