yugioh mystic swordsman deck LV (SD5-EN013) [Structure Deck: Warrior's Triumph] – Pokemon Plug Mint / near mint condition trading card YuGiOh » Mystic Swordsman Lv2

I think I was, like, 21st or 22nd

The reason for this is simple: in Modern, Turn 4 is the late-game

Grenosaurus X FIRE Rank 3 [ Dinosaur / XyzEffect ] ATK 2000 DEF 1900 2 Level 3 monsters When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card

While theyre fairly powerful, its their effect on perceived barrier-to-entry that really posed a problem because casual players watching Commander games in passing could reasonably assume that they needed hundreds (now thousands) of dollars in Power-9 mana as table stakes, just to join the format

Celebi EX #9Ultra Rare $29.60 Ducklett #42Common $0.39 Voltorb #51Common $0.25 Chinchou #55Common $0.26 Jellicent #45Rare $0.97 Numel #21Common $0.29 Psyduck (33) #33Common $6.64 Scyther #7Common $1.51 Gloom #2Uncommon $0.42 Oddish #1Common $0.52 Electivire #3Holo Rare $17.06 Electivire #25Rare $1.56 Electivire #20Rare $1.86 Electivire #30Rare $0.48 Electivire #43Uncommon $0.19 Electivire #43Rare $0.29 Electivire #44Rare $0.36 Electivire #72Rare $0.40 Electivire #59Rare $0.28 Electivire #45Rare $0.20