Unlike the previous Rocket's Zapdos, this card does not have a well-established market price on TCGplayer, as a single NM sale skyrocketed to $222.60 after two damaged cards sold for $59.99 and $33.88, respectively
I know everyone says this every time a new set drops, but I actually mean it
Opening worthwhile cards is also a plus, but the fact that cracking booster packs and jamming mini-games of Pack Wars with my son is the real reward
An uneven border around the card can also indicate that it is fake
Especially when it coats the iconic Pokemon in gold that matches its color scheme
In MTG terms, the castle and its awesome beast become the Legendary Snow Land Dark Depths - spend 30 mana to melt away the card's Ice counters, and it transforms into the preposterously deadly 20/20 Indestructible flyer Marit Lage - renamed The Black Beast of Aaargh , perhaps Python cartoonist Terry Gilliam's most terrifying creation ever (unless you've seen any of his horror movies, that is)