Having the strongest Monster can help shorten the battle but with the maximum cap at 5000 that makes strategy and use the most important
You want to be able to cast a spell or two every turn, and having too many expensive cards will stop you doing that
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And, eventually, I defeated Garland
In fact, Konami decided to increase the size of the pack from 5 to 9 cards in the newer set AND to increase the ratio of Secret Rares and Ultra Rares vs Super Rares
Fueling two decades of meteoric growth was a steady stream of new Pokmon creatures and thus new cards to collect