Like imagine if you said that your deck runs a 25 cent Survival of the Fittest, that's how absurd Homing Sliver is
Then, there are activated sources of damage such as Pestilence, Prodigal Sorcerer and Rod of Ruin
Sure, you can combo it with cards that put extra counters, but if you can dedicate that much resources to one card, you can dedicate those resources to other ones that win you the game on their own, rather than relying on a combination of cards
There are five different "evolved" forms of Purery, Epurery Beauty, Epurery Happiness, Epurery Plump, Expurery Noir, and Expurery Happiness, all of which are Xyz Monsters that support each other and use the previously mentioned Spells as materials
Certain modern booster packs have become popular , thanks to the possibility of pulling some of the most expensive Pokmon cards out there