I used to play a lot of Astral Slide when that deck was legal in Standard
But while the Time Lords can take as much time as they want to go through each and every new card in this timey-wimey set, we lowly humans have both limited time and money
At the time of this post, my local B&Ns have everything from packs to Elite Trainer Boxes as well as boxes, like VMAX, V-Union, and ex boxes, and the Ultra-Premium Charizard Collection available, so they usually have a good selection of items to browse in-store
Plus, without dice to track life, when would I ever get to break out my nearly illegible Lord of the Rings: Tales of Middle-earth spindown d20
Steadily over the years my skills have improved, as has my collection, and here we are
The box is good for a collection starting point as it includes energy to build decks of all types, booster packs, and accessories