Whether youre building around Exquisite Blood in a powerful combo list or sleeving it up for a casual pod, having access to this card at a fraction of the original price opens up your entire deckbuilding strategy
Additionally, playing the fiend makes Raigeki Break, Lightning Vortex, and Card Destruction more viable options
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They all are incredibly similar and while they have their individual strengths and places I will fairly happily play any of these in place of another if I just want a bit of cheap card quality
Some more evidence of this can be found by comparing the progression of the classic Haymaker duo: Hitmonchan and Electabuzz
A few factors are keeping Prismatic Evolutions card values elevated over a year after release: Pull rates : Special Illustration Rares are genuinely hard to pull, and the set has 30+ SIRs competing for that slot The Eeveelution factor : Eevee and its evolutions have a uniquely broad fanbase that spans casual fans, serious collectors, and competitive players Limited reprint momentum : While the set has been reprinted, demand has consistently outpaced supply Crossover appeal : The artwork in this set appeals to collectors who don't normally buy Pokemon cards, expanding the buyer pool The Bottom Line Prismatic Evolutions is a set where even the "cheaper" chase cards are still worth serious money