charizard 2020 pokemon card Swsh Black Star Promo 050 V Champion's Path Elite Trainer Box PSA 10 Graded Fire Colorless Charizard V 19/189 - SWSH03

Sure, most of the time, you'll roughly break even in terms of value, but by buying every drop, you guarantee that you'll end up with the drops that are worth significantly more than their cost as well

Mostly it is about the Initiative mechanic

Purphoros starts off as an enchantment before becoming a God creature once your devotion to red equals five

Oracle gets away with not only being a 4 drop ramp effect but also a weak Exploration because she is self contained and a source of ongoing card advantage

With most modern day sets, there are plenty of special printing, fractured foil versions of cards worth upwards of $200