Hyped pre-launch, crashed -68% ($25$8) after tournament testing Wait 2-4 weeks for meta to shake out before buying hyped ex cards Exception: Chase SIRs hold value even if competitive viability fails (Charizard, Dragonite) Quick buying guide When to Buy Singles Week 1 (Jan 30 - Feb 6): Avoid buying chase SIRs (FOMO prices inflated 40-60%) Buy meta staples if you need them NOW for tournaments (Mega Amplifier, N's Zekrom) Buy budget cards under $10 (won't drop much further) Week 4-8 (Feb 21 - Mar 27): Optimal buying window for chase cards (20-40% correction from launch) Target: Mega Charizard Y $280-$400, Mega Dragonite $180-$280, Cynthia $140-$220 Meta staples stabilize (tournament data confirms necessities) Month 6+ (July 2026): Floor established - prices begin appreciation phase Buying now = missing 20-40% discount window but safer than Week 1 For real-time price tracking during volatile launch windows and correction phases, tools like PokWallet's price tracking infrastructure aggregate TCGPlayer, CardMarket, and eBay data to identify optimal entry points

While it would have been great for Earl of Squirrel to be legendary so it can be a commander, he will still go great in any type of deck that is running tokens
It has a Freerunning cost of one generic and one black (You may cast this spell for its freerunning cost if you dealt combat damage to a player this turn with an Assassin or commander.) Look at the top two cards of target opponent's library and exile those cards face down
Within the mainline games, Swellow serves as an archetypal regional bird Pokmon, akin to Pidgeot in Generation I and Staraptor in Generation IV