One of these cards was recently sold for $5.275 million , making it the most expensive Pokmon card ever sold
The intervening twenty-six years have made clean, unplayed copies increasingly scarce, and the card's inherently appealing subject matter, a birthday party with the world's most famous Pokemon, gives it crossover appeal that extends beyond the typical collector base
You can then play those cards later, which turns your Vampire Commanders into a massive source of card advantage
If you have a way of giving your creatures evasion, you can keep looping the same two ninjas, over and over again
These not only find win conditions or board wipes but also give you the option to grab setup pieces to ensure Yshtola is always online
Anywho, onto the Shaman specifically, who is not an agro card, even compared to the Cobra despite the extra toughness