Assume you use PSA Value Bulk ($24.99) with $15 in shipping costs: Total grading cost: ~$40 If the PSA 10 premium is 50%: your card needs to be worth at least $80 raw to break even If the PSA 10 premium is 75%: break-even drops to around $55 raw Since JPN cards hit PSA 10 at higher rates (60-80%), the expected value calculation favors grading
On the other hand, the Sapphire Steel deck is pretty cohesive already, even if most key cards will only have one copy included
For just three mana you get to search another players library for a card and add it to your hand
The set includes some of the rarest Magic: The Gathering cards of all time, including the infamous Power Nine - nine cards banned from tournaments due to their in-game strength that went on to be highly sought-after and valued
Graveyard stuff is interesting and powerful and this year has a lot of great cards to help with such things
2 rare, super rare, or legendary cards