Pokemon simply had the perfect storm in that sense, and was already successful as a TCG appealing to collectors 16 Likes Efour Digest - Daily summary of activity Josh August 13, 2025, 10:39am 4 YGO enjoyed the slipstream created behind the Pokemon hypetrain
The card does not seem hugely exciting, but it thematically demonstrates the idea of a funeral nicely, exiling up to two legendary creatures from the graveyard as a representation of burying the dead
Thankfully, over the past decade, even Wizards has realized that partners are pretty broken, and now they avoid printing more cards with the mechanic, instead relying on various partner-with-style mechanics that do something similar but with a much smaller pool of cards to choose from, like how you can partner a Doctor's companion with a Doctor from the Doctor Who set
The first chapter misses efficient threats like Orcish Bowmasters or Mystic Remora, but it handles everything else
Back then, I would only get a few cards a year because my parents didnt think it was a good way to spend money, he says, adding: I started again around 2023 because I started having spare income. His collection is now worth $5,000 to $6,000
This did help me find creatures and lands, though its a slippery slope unless youre able to recoup those lost cards when you need them most
