Test Panther can search any Gladiator Beast card from our deck to our hand and then tag out a Gladiator Beast we have on board before going to combat
Most collectors reported finding booster boxes at MSRP during the first week, which was not a given for 2023 The SIR hit $150+ in the first weeks on competitive demand alone, before settling lower
When you apply Nephalia Academys effect, the card was still discarded
As the format is designed around big plays, players start with 40 life instead of the usual 20
The driver is a compounding stack: rarity tier (a Holo Rare is a 1-in-3 pull, a Crystal / Gold Star / Lv.X / Prime / Full Art chase is 1-in-30+), character popularity (Charizard / Pikachu / Eeveelutions trade at multi-x the average for the same rarity tier), illustration quality (full-art and alt-art prints command premiums regardless of competitive viability), and PSA pop-report scarcity (PSA-10 populations for 2022 cards are still expanding, so a low pop today can be 10 the future pop in two years)
The delicate illustrations aesthetic appeal, combined with its rarity and the cards competitive value make it a complete package