If your card has passed all the tests so far, its time to take a closer look
While the system has gone through small tweaks during the 25+ years of the TCG, youll find this list as a helpful baseline: Common (C) Uncommon (U) Rare (R) Ultra Rare (noted as RR) Secret Rare (SR) Hyper Rare (HR) Ultra Rare (UR) Character Rare and Character Super Rare, the equivalent of English Trainer Gallery cards (CHR or CSR) Amazing Rare (AR), featuring varying textures or art Factors Contributing to Rarity We now know that Japanese Pokmon cards are rare in the Western world, but why is that the case
The Blade is the final one, an on-curve menace 3/1 2-drop that will count as +2/+2 when equipped onto your base 3/3 Durnan, as well as giving him menace, both of which are pretty nice
Examples of these playable rare cards are the VS Seeker in Ultra Rare (UR) from Roaring Skies (XY6 Emerald Break) and the older Ultra Ball in Ultra Rare (UR) from Plasma Freeze (BW9 Spiral Force)
Garna, Bloodfist of Keld (DMU #340) Card Scryfall Tagger