So, you get these really cool experiences where you get to do really cool, really powerful things from the very first game and your opponent gets to do it too, so youre constantly making decisions, prioritizing which cards to play, and you and your opponent both get to do really cool stuff, and the choices that you make during the game determine the winner
Some cards, like Mew and Gengar, still can pull $20 to $40 price tags but the versions are much more easily attainable through online marketplaces and tabletop game stores
If enough new players used your rebate cards, Wizards would send you a randomly-selected Guru Land
Not all base Mystical Archive cards are hugely valuable, as some of them are common and uncommon
However, while there are ways to control your luck in these instances, there are cards in the game that require literal luck and gambling