Its flavor text sums the color up perfectly: Greatness, at any cost. This ethos allows black to achieve almost any effect that the other colors can at nearly the same strength but only by sacrificing life points, creatures, cards, and other resources
And then a lot of Lugia-EX (68/98), which is really popular, and Yveltal-EX (XY 79/146), which you hit for Lightning weakness
They ALWAYS have the perfect card for a situation, but that card only works in that ONE EXACT SITUATION and as a result, new players (like myself once) would always load up on cards with undeniably good effects, but so situational, so hard to setup or summon, that they were functionally useless in a real duel
9 Gilded Goose Your Goose Is Cooked Birds of Paradise is a multi-format staple for good reason, and Gilded Goose is a worthy sidegrade that introduces a multitude of play possibilities
Once each card pile is sleeved, wrap it up in a very thin piece of cardboard and tape the edges together so the cards dont move around during shipment
