The print run is estimated at 500 million cards
You want to get down to a small deck as quickly as possible to remove as much variance as possible from your own side of any matchup, and theres no better card for that than the professor himself
And although the past is no guarantee of the present, given the strength of the Pokmon releases this year, I expected this boom to continue for at least a year, ending around November of 2025
its not usually a card you want against aggro or proactive midrange, but against decks that win by removing and out valuing, its immense comeback power #9 yeah, i agree with Blacksmithy that i really want these cards as copies 2-4 of my best threats, to bring in vs
Make your biggest creature even bigger
Sapphire ensures steady ramping, giving you the ink you need to fuel strong late-game plays, while Steel provides raw combat power to protect your questing characters and eliminate threats