To make them feel more like cycling (which traditionally was the lesser half of the effect) and to allow design to make more cards with even larger mana costs, Brian changed the spells such that they had a base effect even larger than the huge cycling effect
Theres a great deal of card-game related items that can only be found in Japan, such as custom deck sleeves with designs from your favourite media
Aside from the Charizard tax and the card's excellent illustration, the value of this card skyrockets because it's playable, and it's a great card to play on any Fire-type-themed deck thanks to its ability, Infernal Reign, which supplies Fire Energy Cards to any Pokemon you like
It really shines against decks that lack removal because your devotion count will add up very fast and youll be able to do a great deal of damage
Hall of Gemstones is incredibly disruptive for most decks with two or more colors and will force your opponents to be very careful about how they use their mana rocks
Then the final hard counter will also surveil one too
