pokemon beta playtest cards Printer Metadata shows many of the play test prototype thought to be from 1995 or 1996 were actually printed in 2024 : r/PokemonTCG Pokemon Japanese Beta Playtest Card

As you may imagine from looking at the card, however, it was a bit difficult to play

Of course, you can always be selfish and use that mana to fuel cards like Electrodominance and Retrofitter Foundry, but where's the fun in that

The goal for these decks is to curve out in every game referring to hands where you can play a one-mana spell turn one, a two-mana spell turn two, a three-mana spell turn three, and so on for as long as possible

Its worth being a little concerned that Magics player base probably isnt growing the way it did from 2007-2014, but I highly doubt that number is dropping, and it certainly hasnt dropped by anywhere near 40%

Detective Pikachu Japanese Promo #098/SV-P on eBay Meowth Phantasmal Flames Meowth gets a lovely laidback illustration in Phantasmal Flames

This list is biased toward Commander