If youve played any Final Fantasy game, or even any RPG, youre like, Yep, theres the weapons vendor, the item person, theres the person greeting you when you come into town. Many of the most recognizable heroes, like Cloud and Sephiroth, are reserved for the rare and mythic rarity character cards, which are intentionally powerful, yet the latter of which show up only in one of every eight packs of cards
If you are looking for the TL;DR, its rather simple
After 30 years of regular Pokmon TCG releases, there are quite a few staggeringly valuable cards out there
Commander Format Panel Will Game Changers Change Over Time
Planeswalkers are usually very hyped when a new set comes out, and this one is even colorless, so it becomes a staple in EDH decks that ramp hard or want the game to go long
In Pioneer, its invaluable to allow WU decks to win the game without creatures so they can companion Kaheera, the Orphanguard