Dragons can be an exception to these rules and you can build around them being not so speedy, but even they are full of direct damage and chaos, especially the mono-red variety
1 Surging Sparks Market Price: $247.05 The most valuable booster box from the Scarlet & Violet era, by far, was the final one released in 2024: Surging Sparks, featuring a staggering four cards with median price points above $100 This box includes the top chase card across all Scarlet & Violet sets so far, Pikachu ex with a market price of $471.90, so its no wonder this booster box clocks in as the most valuable one from this era
But there was a problem: we wanted the waves to go away when the Master of Waves went away
We knew this had to change
Once out of print, supply permanently decreases while demand grows
its just not difficult to come up with more powerful cards for the same cost