7 Lost Thunder Despite the unfortunate name (perhaps one of the most nonsensical set names in all of the Pokemon TCG), Lost Thunder manages to have a really compelling mix of Pokemon with intense attacks and dizzying defense what puts the set above is its counters to some of the most powerful archetypes available at its time of release
Healing Salve gives life, Ancestral Recall gives you cards, and Dark Ritual gives you 3 black mana
Double Strike Getting to do damage twice is great if your deck has payoffs for doing so
An extra beginning phase means an extra untap, upkeep, and draw step, which turns Sphinx of the Second Sun into an extra card and double mana each turn
Therefore, some versions are arbitrarily more expensive than others
Whenever you cast a spell from anywhere other than your hand, you create a Food token