The fact that the token production is used to invalidate or mitigate a lot of creature removal is just icing on the cake especially when you consider Wilhelts ability works with all Zombies, not just nontoken creatures like most effects in this vein
Whether players prefer an aggressive, damage-dealing strategy or a more defensive approach, Mewtwo VSTAR can adapt to their play style
That dual identity as both a collector piece and a competitive staple has given the card unusual market resilience, as demand comes from two distinct groups of buyers who value it for entirely different reasons
For example, Id definitely want Thirsting Roots in my proliferate deck, or Many Partings in a food deck
It was replaced with hexproof because too many players intuitively thought that's how it was played
Look for New Opportunities: The rotation creates opportunities to acquire potentially powerful new cards that will shape the future metagame