first edition base set pokemon cards - GEN RARES, PROMOS & TRAINERS TCG OUT OF PRINT defender is now Paralyzed. 1999 Pokemon Base Set 1st

You could also go the Sanguine Bond, Exquisite Blood, and Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose route if you wanted to be cutesy with your lifegain combos

The grading scale varies slightly between grading companies, but theres a common through-line that a 10 is a near-perfect card

I've sung Universes Beyond's praises for its highly flavorful designs, great card art, and the care that's clearly been put into each release

Which cards would be in your own Top 3 lists

502.15g Effects with limited duration and delayed triggered abilities that specifically reference a permanent will be unable to further affect that permanent if it phases out