Though notable, this isn't the first Pokemon item to sell at auction for a significant amount
Though the collection could fetch a decent sum, Pardo has no plans to sell his childhood treasure anytime soon, not least because another 20 years in storage might see the value go up even further
These themed products are available in Luzon stores as of writing, and are rolling out nationwide in October 2024
Needing to play a bunch of creatures, needing to wait until your upkeep, and needing to pay two life to draw the card all constrict the power of Call of the Ring just a bit, but for two mana, this can easily fit into all sorts of decks
Keep in mind that if a merged creature leaves the battlefield and then returns, they come back as individual creatures that aren't merged
English singles tend to have bigger populations due to wider printing