3) Its always going to be a bigger story when an Old School card jumps from $20 to $100 than when that card slowly starts dropping back toward $50 over the next couple of months
You dont in response a Smothering Tithe as easily
Lurrus was one of the strongest, but even after this nerf its still a staple in all kinds of Standard and Historic decks
For the most part, this set presents a lot of the same: Pokmon- EX that maintain most of the power, ineffective rare cards, and only one Special Energy this time around (and a fairly boring one at that)
Countering Madness There are lots of benefits for cards that use madness, but that also puts a target on you at the table
The holofoil was on the character themselves, instead of the background, which is something unique collectors hadnt seen before