pre-screen for 60/40 centering minimum The 62 secret rares represent a significant singles budget even without the SIRs buy the 17 Double Rares, 22 Ultra Rares, and 23 Illustration Rares in bulk lots to reduce per-card cost Completion order: base 182-card set first (4-6 weeks, $400-600), then illustration rares and non-chase ultra rares ($600-900), then top 5 SIRs ($700-1,000), finally bottom 6 SIRs and hyper rares ($250-400) The six Hyper Rare gold cards represent a distinct sub-tier worth tracking separately Mewtwo HR ($66), Ho-Oh HR ($34), Garchomp HR ($32), Crobat HR ($25) are the meaningful ones
MTG Merfolk cards are very popular for their aggressive blue strategies, underwater theme, and tempo plays
Paired with cards like Court of Cunning and Mesmeric Orb, you effectively draw the best card among the top 10 or so in your library, which is lovely
3 Glaceon V Eeveelution cards tend to be loved by fans, no matter how useful or powerful they are