pokemon ball with gold card Epic Pokémon Pulls in Quick Fire Opening SWSH146 / Promo Card Type / HP / Stage Ultra Ball (Secret) - SWSH09:

99 vs 9.99 and 7.99 As a rule, I like to run better counters in multiplayer than cheaper ones like the Desertion at 5 mana versus the harder to cast Cryptic Command at four or the cheap but hard counter what you want Swan Song

Hopefully Dockside Extortionist's reprint in Double Masters 2 will bring down that cost a bit.

Since most players using Alpha cards now will be using sleeves to protect their cards, this isnt much of a problem anymore, but is still good to keep in mind

Most Commander decks are loaded with low-quality filler cards to keep costs down, which comes at the expense of power, performance, and ultimately fun