Few who bought these early versions of the cards thought to keep them in pristine condition, and this has created the perfect storm, leading to increased collectible value of these first prints in the secondary marketplace
Ill also give brief mention to the music, which is to say I turned it off very quickly because its extremely generic with nothing resembling any of the iconic Pokmon motifs
It reduces costs so you can play Characters cheaper, bounces Characters back to hand (yours or the opponent's), and generates card draw through effects
The difference is that for the video games this is an outrageous con, a way to charge you twice for one game, but in the card game it's actually pretty advantageous for the consumer
Tom Jenkot and his team came up with the awesome showcase treatment, with the circular shape expressing what happens inside the Ring, and of course symbolizing the power that the quest for the One Ring can have in the different characters internal struggles
Play Rule #13 states: Abilities which refer to other cards owned outside the game (Wishes, Spawnsire, Research, Ring of Ma'ruf) do not function in Commander without prior agreement on their scope from the playgroup. Therefore, Spike is twice banned in Commander, and even if Unstable were allowed, Spike wouldnt be able to be played
