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Updated January 18, 2025, by Andrew Scariati: While they've been around for over 25 years, the best base set cards still see price fluctuations that can completely alter their hierarchy

Early promotional material suggests 1,000 copies of the card were originally produced, but there's no way to verify how many cards actually made it into circulation

In the game's first release, this card was one of the most powerful you could have in your deck, and it's become something of a legend since

Theyre a great way to block attacks that you dont want to waste a card defending, possibly allowing you to take the upper hand in your next turn

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And, while that 1990 Topps set was fine , it was very Topps-y, with a solid-but-not-exciting design and few true big-name rookie cards