theinen the great sphinx yugioh card - Unlimited Ultra Rare - EP1-EN001 pay 500 Life Points to increase the ATK of this card by 3000 points until the end of the End Phase Yugioh Theinen the great sphinx

The corner pointing to the player determines the category of play

I dont have many, but heres my first foray there hopefully, part of a set someday

But sellers may be betting that well see fewer reprints of them in the future if they become semi-officially mandatory to access the highest-powered games in the format

A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) card can sell for dramatically more than the same card in played condition

Yes, the discard 3 might be a drawback to offset the ridiculous advantage you get, but under most circumstances you can dodge that by, after a Special Summon spree, having this card banish itself during the End Phase to draw 1 last card, or purposely ramming itself into a stronger monster the opponent controls to get another card