By combining the collecting and trading elements of baseball cards with the fantasy play dynamics of role-playing games, Magic created a whole new genre of product that changed our industry forever
My Shalai build sought to solve this problem by assembling an impenetrable board as quickly as possible, before pivoting to finishing the game through combat
These are especially great in single or two-color decks, where you can get huge value the longer the game goes on
What they have in common: they share the characteristics that historically drive card values up a popular Pokemon, remarkable artwork, limited print runs, and low population at high grades
The biggest flaw of the deck is its weak early game
First, you can shuffle the Pikachu and Charizard decks out of their predetermined order, making play a bit more random