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Shaymin Ex - Who's gottem?

Venom93corba

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    I just started play literally 5 days ago (Pokémon Go sucked me in) but I've been doing my research and I see Shaymin has a ton of hype. Then I looked on Ebay and. . . WOW! It's pretty much a $100 card. What exactly makes it so good?
     
    ddrox13

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    • It's Set Up ability. When you play it to the bench, you may draw cards until you have six in your hand. This is almost as powerful as most Supporters, effectively allowing you to play up to 5 Supporters on your first turn (1 actual Supporter and 4 Shaymin). Combine that with decks that can set up in 1 turn anyway, and your opponent has a problem.
     
    Hands

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    You can also set yourself up for deck out by turn 4 :L
     
    gimmepie

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    • Its ability is really good but I honestly feel it's become extremely overrated. Especially since its ability only works when you first play it, after that it becomes an easy two prize cards for your opponent if it gets Lysandred in on Lugia, Bouffelant or most EX mons.
     
    donavannj

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    • gimmepie said:
    Its ability is really good but I honestly feel it's become extremely overrated. Especially since its ability only works when you first play it, after that it becomes an easy two prize cards for your opponent if it gets Lysandred in on Lugia, Bouffelant or most EX mons.
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    The benefits of having a card that acts as an extra supporter are pretty crazy in the TCG, and they historically have been. Shaymin EX has a predecessor in Uxie from the Legends Awakened set, and that got play in everything, too. Granted, prices on that were dramatically cheaper than Shaymin EX because it got reprinted as a league promo and it was a lower rarity to begin with.


    I don't own any of the current Shaymin EX, but I do own a full playset of the Uxie I mentioned, iirc.
     
    gimmepie

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    • donavannj said:
    The benefits of having a card that acts as an extra supporter are pretty crazy in the TCG, and they historically have been. Shaymin EX has a predecessor in Uxie from the Legends Awakened set, and that got play in everything, too. Granted, prices on that were dramatically cheaper than Shaymin EX because it got reprinted as a league promo and it was a lower rarity to begin with.


    I don't own any of the current Shaymin EX, but I do own a full playset of the Uxie I mentioned, iirc.
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    Oh I agree that it's extremely useful but it is not worth what people want for it at all imo.
     
    donavannj

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    • gimmepie said:
    Oh I agree that it's extremely useful but it is not worth what people want for it at all imo.
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    The TCGO prices for it seem pretty crazy. The physical price is much more in line with historical prices of cards of its rarity that are viable in competitive play, albeit still on the high side for a card that is strictly in a support role.
     
    Hands

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    donavannj said:
    The benefits of having a card that acts as an extra supporter are pretty crazy in the TCG, and they historically have been. Shaymin EX has a predecessor in Uxie from the Legends Awakened set, and that got play in everything, too. Granted, prices on that were dramatically cheaper than Shaymin EX because it got reprinted as a league promo and it was a lower rarity to begin with.


    I don't own any of the current Shaymin EX, but I do own a full playset of the Uxie I mentioned, iirc.
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    Uxie is a much better card. It nets you 7 instead of six and is only gonna lose you one prize.
     

    handel

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    • A store/chain in the states got exclusive rights to sell a tiny box that holds 2 booster packs and shaymin ex about a month or so ago, the cards were sold out the day of and resold on ebay for 80$ base price. shaymin currently sits at 70 and 90 respectably, but people are trying to force the market back up and with the first weekend of regionals this weekend right now is the best time to buy a shaymin ex.
     
    SFPT

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    I own one, from a super lucky (weighed to be honest) ROS pack. I usually feel bad after weighing packs, but after the feeling of slowly slipping out a Shaymin-EX from a brand-new pack from target, I weigh every pack I buy.
     
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