However, they are often better
For one, you can skip the Booster Pack selection animation and go directly to the contents of the Booster Pack you opened
#1 -- Blaine's Charizard (Holo, Gym Challenge) It would be deeply unusual for any list of the most expensive cards in a WOTC-era set to not feature a Charizard at or near the top, and the Gym sets are absolutely no exception
With such a loosely-defined theme for this product, WotC have seized the chance to jam in all sorts of cards which have struggled to find the right home for a reprint
Still, this is considered one of the best strategies in history and surely the most powerful that was based on a deck seen in the Yu-Gi-Oh
The loss of power on your dorks from Throne versus War Horn matters little as your damage output is the same with both and there isn't blocking going on