The Pokemon card market has gone through multiple boom-and-correction cycles: 1999-2000: The original Pokemon craze
The core issue was, if you were choosing to mix cards from different sets, the card backs would give you a clue what you were about to draw
There are also cards that are pushing the power barrier but either dont have a home or are a bit difficult to make work like Battlefield Thaumaturge, Sage of Hours, and Prophetic Flamespeaker
One of my favorite cards of his is Hazezon Tamar, a creature that makes Sand Warrior tokens
[75] According to several players from the MPL, the messaging they received was that competitive Magic would no longer be supported as a full-time, high-paid esports profession
Ballista still sees enough play across different formats to make it a desirable pick-up, though all the Pip-Boy reskins only show up in Fallout collector boosters