Artifacts have a vibe of being soulless combo enablers, and they have since the beginning
Pokemon V work very similarly to Pokemon-EX and Mega Evolutions, and they can be built upon with Pokemon VMAX cards, which give them absurd amounts of HP, more powerful attacks, and an extremely double-edged sword mechanic where players who are able to beat them can claim a whopping three prize cards
In a lot of matchups however these are just dorks and are of less value than a card from your deck, even just a basic forest
Luxior is intended as a cool build-around so you can turn your planeswalkers into creatures and beat your opponent with them
Offering store credit for bulk, singles, or sealed product incentivises your customers to bring in product that they no longer want, in exchange for a trade-in bonus