They also lack the major drawback of Pokmon-ex as a player will not receive two Prize cards for Knocking Out a Pokmon LV
Modern PSA 10 cards start at 15-20 ($16-22) A fact that surprises many beginners: you can own a PSA 10 certified Pokemon card Gem Mint, the perfect grade for as little as 15 (~$16)
you wont see Lugia VSTAR play Manaphy to protect their Archeops), but even if they do so, if your Gardevoir opponent has to dedicate a Bench spot to Manaphy, thats already a small win
Customization is simple as the ramp shell is consistent enough to work without dragons if you want to take a more generalist approach
Regardless, PSA and other services were forced to increase their own prices for grading services amidst a surge in grading requests
Even in the beta testing of Magic , there were decks that won by running the opponent out of cards