For Shiny Treasure ex, that treatment is the shiny finish applied across its lineup
The deck is listed in some online storefronts and will be available on April 25, landing just a month after a whole bunch of cards from older Pokmon sets 'rotate' out of the standard format, shaking up the meta
Grade Japanese cards when: You have a Japanese-exclusive card with strong demand The card is in beautiful condition and the PSA 10 population is still relatively low You're collecting graded Japanese cards for your personal collection The cost of grading is justified by the price difference between raw and graded Grade English cards when: The PSA 10 premium is massive (common for vintage English holos) You have a card that's centered well enough to potentially get a 10 (this is the hard part) You're planning to sell in a market that primarily values English cards CGC and BGS Considerations CGC and BGS grade Japanese cards as well, with some differences: CGC has been gaining popularity for Japanese cards, particularly modern ones

Days later, II&C announced that, in response to the high demand, it would be offering CT card scanning services , having "worked around the clock to develop a reliable method to provide an affordable cost per pack for CT scanning." Collectors can request a quote to have their boosters X-rayed starting at $75 per pack
Karn unearths the Golgothian Sylex, an ancient weapon capable of annihilating the Phyrexian home world
This one is mostly a one-shot meme, but if it does stick for a turn you've effectively created The Abyss out of one of your creatures, and blocking might not even stop it