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Those facts make Torpor Orb or Null Rod choices not based on what your deck does, but what you can reasonably expect the other decks to do and wanting to prevent it (and sometimes, even if youre doing it yourself)

This lets it block effectively against most of the creatures in Mono-Red Aggro, which gives it a lot of utility right out of the gate

It's a little further ahead of Lorehold and Silverquill, which certainly makes sense as it is a much better card in every sense

While the most valuable vintage sets remain the clear choice for sealed products, modern singles are beginning to find unexpected parity with some of the most iconic cards in Pokemon

Cant justify moving it any higher up on the list, sorry