Finally, a quick sideboarding guide: VS R/W Aggro I start by cutting Genesis Hydra, because its too hard to get a lot of mana
Graded Card Compression High-population graded cards experiencing significant pressure: Recent full arts (PSA 10) losing 30-50% value from peaks Modern alternate arts with 1,000+ PSA 10 pop counts declining steadily Grading premiums shrinking as raw card prices fall Turnaround times creating risk (card values dropping during grading period) Key insight: When raw cards are plentiful and cheap, graded premiums compress unless the card has true long-term demand fundamentals
Armed with his fiery saber, this warrior takes to the field and cuts any opponent down to size especially if given a flaming power boost
You could make this deck work with the Poipole line, the Ekans line, the Alolan Grimer line (with the Promo A-Grimer card), or the Koffing line with a bit of tweaking, as long as youre running Nihilego and you can Poison your opponent
People who have been sitting on old collections have more time to get their cards graded, and DIY e-commerce businesses have become easier to build
They are still available in the shop, but are significantly more expensive
