Even with the 15% US import tariff since August 2025, the total landed cost of a Japanese box (~$107 including shipping and duty) remains $23-$43 cheaper than English retail
On top of that, your opponent cant ignore Nami on the field and will have to commit one of their attacks to remove her
Rev, Tithe Extractor, meanwhile is a mono-black Gonti, Canny Acquisitor, who can steal your opponent's cards and provide you treasure to help pay for them
Being able to use Prava to make a 1/1 white Soldier and see it become a 4/4 flying vigilant Angel who is really a 5-power, 8-toughness Angel who will gain you 8 life when it does combat damage sounds pretty darn good to me
A new Zur thats a little less easy to break than the old one
As such, its very common for beginner collectors to start their collections with a focus on one or two Pokmon instead of a full set, with Pikachu being one of the top contenders