This was meant to coincide with the release of Ixalan which introduced far more dinosaurs to Magic
According to comments from Magic's head designer Mark Rosewater in May 2026, the "new normal" from next year onwards will be a "three and three" split between Universes Beyond crossover sets (like Lord of the Rings and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) and sets based in Magic's own fiction (like Lorwyn Eclipsed and Secrets of Strixhaven)
Other Pikachu cards, like this Holon Phantoms card, are also experiencing price breakouts
4 Anguished Unmaking Is Incredibly Flexible & Losing Life Is Worth It Newer MTG players might not view their life total as the resource it is
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Now, there are more cards in Mega Evolution in general, but it's still significant that only two cards in this set that are managing to hold their value - both of which benefit from the Charizard factor
