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The utility of being able to use this as a (sorcery-speed) pump spell in addition to the fight mechanic was extremely valuable to those decks at the time, which were full of cards like Questing Beast, Lovestruck Beast, Gemrazer, Kazandu Mammoth and other beefy creatures that benefited heavily from fighting

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This is a deadly card against effect-reliant decks such as Dragon-types, wherein Effect Cards and Spell Cards are designed specifically to shuffle Dragon cards from any part of the deck

And because trading cards possess little intrinsic value, the market is strongly tethered to how people feel about the Pokmon franchise, which went through a period of stagnation in the 2000s in which many collectors moved on from the hobby altogether