rare pokemon cards first edition 1st Non-Holo Pokémon TCG: 10 Most Valuable

Maybe the top end of this is mostly an ego playground for fabulously rich men who'll happily spend $1.77m - the cost of 4.1 million meals for starving people, according to the World Food Programme - on a 2.5 by 3.5 inch rectangle of cardboard, just because they can

There is no shortage of expensive noncreature spells, making it easy to proc these effects

This one requires two mana and only prevents combat damage, but it justifies its existence with a ferocious effect

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I don't think it's ideal because it's super clunky to play around, but it's not particularly expensive and I think can make his value back if you're making good use of the turns where he's extra mana for your pool (pun intended)