You could certainly purchase a played copy of these cards for a lesser cash investment
The 2024-2026 stabilization and recovery Since mid-2024, the 1st Edition market has shown clear signs of stabilization and selective recovery
I'd prefer a bit more card draw in the deck, though the extra looters are pseudo-draw in this deck thanks to the high density of recursion in the deck
its never a wasted card
Which is not to completely excuse the cards low power level, but part of why I disliked it previously was that it was only good in Curious Obsession games, and those games just happen so much more often now that suddenly the bonus on the Herald starts to feel a bit more relevant
I do love love the Team Rocket set, and I do think the fact that it was the first set to feature Dark cards makes it somewhat unique, but the fact that there are no rookie cards combined with the fact that many of the species (Arbok, Slowbro, Vileplume, Hypno, Weezing, etc.) that landed holos in this set just arent very popular species in general lessens its overall luster