Blech, Loafing Pest Blex, Vexing Pest was an interesting take on a build-around from the last Strixhaven set
#6 Ionos Bellibolt ex Pokmon - 15 3 Iono's Bellibolt ex 3 Iono's Tadbulb 3 Raging Bolt ex TEF 123 2 Iono's Kilowattrel 2 Iono's Wattrel 1 Iono's Voltorb 1 Squawkabilly ex PAL 169 3 Iono PAF 80 3 Professor's Research PRE 125 2 Boss's Orders PAL 172 2 Professor Sada's Vitality PRE 120 4 Ultra Ball PAF 91 3 Buddy-Buddy Poffin PRE 101 3 Earthen Vessel PRE 106 3 Energy Switch SVI 173 3 Nest Ball PAF 84 2 Night Stretcher SFA 61 2 Superior Energy Retrieval PAL 189 1 Prime Catcher PRE 119 3 Levincia Energy - 11 8 Basic Lightning Energy SVE 4 3 Basic Fighting Energy SVE 6 Ionos Bellibolt ex affords some interesting energy acceleartion and draw power, but ultimately pairing it with Raging Bolt ex wont be enough for players to switch to this way of playing that particular strategy
Small wonder, then, that a PSA graded Gem Mint 10 copy of this promo sold for $108,000 on Fanatics Collect in July 2023 - and reportedly, a copy sold on Chinese auction market Xianyu for $170,000 in August 2023
Store in a cool, dry place when not in use
The main attraction here is that you can pay two mana to search your library for a Dragon and then have Scion turn into it for the rest of the turn
