I also want to advocate for Expanded because, once again, I feel that it is often attacked unfairly by people based on hearsay or vague recollections of its past state, accusing it to be full of degenerate decks
Not gettingat the very leasta half-art V card, has meant a $4 to $5 pack can feel like money thrown away, just a pile of bulk
You can spend all your mana on mana rocks, creatures, or win conditions and counter the one spell that would stop you
To put Weezing into play , you have to have a Koffing
There are a few other cards that are selling for over $20 in the early days of the set's release
UR Ultra Rare Diabolantis the Menacing Mantis X DARK Level 8 [ InsectSynchroEffect ] ATK 2500 DEF 2200 1 Tuner + 1+ non-Tuner monsters If this card is Synchro Summoned: You can send Insect and/or Plant monsters from your Deck to the GY up to the number of non-Tuners used for its Synchro Summon