Whats acceptable: Heavy whitening and edge wear Multiple scratches Soft or dinged corners Light creases Significant surface wear What disqualifies: Tears or missing pieces Heavy water damage Card is unsleeved/sticky Completely illegible text Value impact: 20-35% of NM price Damaged The card has major issues that go beyond heavy play
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Any damage (even 1 point) from a Deathtouch source destroys another creature
Japanese cards benefit from early release timing, creating temporary price premiums before English versions hit the market
Fell Specter isnt strictly worse than Megrim or Liliana's Caress, its just that it costs more and its more vulnerable to creature removal and/or wraths
While BREAK cards feature some of the most dynamic, eye-catching visuals ever created in the Pokemon TCG, their style is extremely divisive, so you're likely to either love or hate these unusual cards