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Nidoking ex looks truly fearsome as Giovanni stands in the background directing it into battle

This allows a player to strategically customize their deck to take advantage of favorable card interactions, combinations, and statistics

It can also serve as a commander card, which is the main reason why it trades at around $15 right now

To achieve this, we leaned heavily into an old-school aesthetic: Pre- Mirrodin Originals: If a card was originally printed before the Mirrodin set, we generally used a pre- Mirrodin copy unless an alternative version was even more collectible or served different aesthetic goals

Think of it as the benchmark Charizard of the Sword & Shield era, dependable and unmistakably iconic