It also works for decks that just want to ramp up to expensive, splashy colorless spells
Matches are determined based on wins, so even if you get stomped the first time, you may end up facing an opponent at a more comparable skill level in subsequent rounds
And you can just pull a Plains and it's cheap
Double-sleeving is particularly common in Commander, Cube, and older formats like Legacy and Vintage where it is not uncommon for many cards in your deck to be worth over $100 each
Retreat: C Weakness: R Resistance: None ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Parasect C08 - Uncommon Type: Grass Evolution: Stage 1 Evolution (Evolves from Paras) Level: 28 HP: 60 GG - Spore Effect: The Defending Pokemon is now Asleep
It turns out, based on the normalisation of these sustained 5-to-10x prices for well over a year now, anyone whos ever bought a pack before the last couple of years might not have represented the norm, judging the market by total volume of sales
