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Generally speaking, ex cards are the most powerful cards in the game, with some devastating moves and large pools of health

Nine-Lives Familiar is nigh unkillable if you pair it with the right cards, like a certain counter-doubling enchantment thats also in this set

This listing is for a CGC 9.5 Lucario V Full Art from the Lucario VSTAR Premium Collection Box

Others just happen to be goblins but will want to take your deck in a particular direction, like Zada, Hedron Grinder (pump spells) or Wort, the Raidmother (big spells)

That scarcity pushed the card into record-breaking territory, with a Black Label copy selling for an astonishing $125,100 in August 2025

Anything that impacts +1/+1 counters is a good shout, but there are some cards that do a lot more work than others