This recent surge in Pokemon TCG prices and stock issues goes almost hand-in-hand with the increase in price of many cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin
These are, after doing some cursory research, about the lowest prices SCG will list older rares (and foil rares) at
Lets look at Nahiris Molten Ambition by the numbers: 36 Equipment 28 Equipment @ 3mv or less 14 Living Weapons 5 Creatures that can tutor up Equipment or put it into play (Kassandra, Gilgamesh etc) 5 Early drop Creatures that reduce or free equip (Puresteel Paladin, Fervent Champion, Helitrooper etc) 31 Creatures (+4 if you factor in Pre-War Formalwear, Raven Clan War-Axe, Emerias Call and Inkmoth Nexus) 36 Lands (+ Land Tax, Sword of the Animist, Bitterthorn, Sword of Hearth and Home, & 2* Equipment Tutors) So, with 36 Equipment and 5 creatures that can find one, were at a whopping 96.9% to see two of them by Turn 3
Sven Stolz Veil of Summer is an other card which is seen mainly in sideboards for various strategies
This seems an absurd rate to me
Wizards has defended the incomplete reminder text by pointing out that it's not the first keyword that you have to read the rules to fully understand, and that casual players will assume it works because they assume everything works, while experienced players are all tapped into the data stream and will have heard the clarification before the Prerelease
