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While it does not carry the prestige of the Special Illustration Rare version sitting at the top of this list, the Ultra Rare still gives collectors a premium Mega Charizard X ex card at a fraction of the cost, and it consistently sells in higher volume than the SIR or Mega Hyper Rare simply because more players and collectors can reach that price point

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Not much to fill out a 100-card deck, so cards that let you choose a creature type are next in line to help

It forces the issue at some point, faster than a typical group hug deck