Almost entirely because of duplicate protection, they have now 100% lured me in as a customer to start seriously playing on MTG Arena and spending money, while also still collecting Common, Uncommon, Rare sets on MTGO (though no longer Mythics, it's too expensive to keep that up)
While it has since been overshadowed by a later SP version, the OP07 parallel remains a collectors staple
If your Articuno gets too weak to go on, switch it out, then use Wash Out to recycle the same Energy over and over again
You may sacrifice an artifact
HahaI was the same way but I came out of the closet last year
This Charizard card is a sought-after item for collectors and enthusiasts of the franchise