This was heavily downplayed after 5Ds , when connections to ancient myths and religions were downplayed in favor of more fantastical and futuristic lore
I remember looking at vanilla creatures that weren't particularly good deals, required obscene amounts of colored mana, and had names that seemed like they'd been crafted by pulling scrabble letters out of a bag blindfolded and thinking this was one of the best things I'd ever seen
Dont have the six-figure budget for one of the top-ten most valuable first edition Pokemon cards
Other premium chase cards include Blastoise ex Special Illustration Rare (200/165) valued at $50-55, Mew ex Special Illustration Rare (205/165) at approximately $16-20, and the popular Erikas Invitation Special Illustration Rare (203/165) at $13-15
A quick Scryfall search reveals a massive pool of thousands of cards that use +1/+1 counters in some way
See also: Binder layout planner, Binder organization guide Is there a XY - Roaring Skies master set checklist? Yes Cardrake provides a visual master set checklist for XY - Roaring Skies with all 110 cards
