scarlet and violet white flare booster box Pokémon Korean and Professor Sada’s Determination (SAR) – all illustrated in radiant Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: White

Purple runs the fewest counters

Really cheap sweepers like Path of Mettle, Golden Demise, and Goblin Chainwhirler are still effective, but your opponent needs to have exactly the right answers

In summary, for Series 1 we have: Print 1: 1 non-foil w/ circle Nintendo logo and blue Topps logo + 1 silver foil w/ circle Nintendo logo = 2 cards Print 2: 1 non-foil w/ oval Nintendo logo and blue Topps logo + 1 smooth silver foil w/ blue logo + 1 rainbow foil w/ blue logo = 3 cards Print 3: 1 non-foil w/ black Topps logo + 4 rays pattern silver foil + 4 rays pattern rainbow foil = 9 cards Print 4: 1 non-foil w/ green Topps logo + 1 teardrop pattern silver foil + 1 teardrop pattern rainbow = 3 cards Print 5: 1 non-foil w/ red Topps logo + 1 crosshairs pattern silver foil + 1 crosshairs pattern rainbow foil = 3 cards Print 6: 1 non-foil w/ black logo + 1 smooth silver foil w/ black logo + 1 smooth rainbow foil w/ black logo = 2 cards* Translated prints: 5 translated non-foil cards + 5 translated silver foil cards = 10 cards For a grand total of *32* card variants for each Pokmon distributed in Series 1

Brazen Borrower Brazen Borrower was an absolute beast in Standard when it originally came out, which was true for a lot of Throne of Eldraine cards

As such, you can keep an eye out for cards that you particularly like and buy them individually, instead of blowing money on packs and potentially getting a card that you dont find aesthetically attractive at all