Its the new-age way of saying, and explaining exactly how accurate the term is, mint condition
However, since paid players progress much faster, they have a better chance of accessing strong cards like the EX versions of top Pokemon, which can impact the metagame

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Drop these in, walk away, find any card in seconds
It doesn't see any play in the first two so - as with so many expensive MTG cards - we turn to EDH to track down the cause of this price rise
You'd still need to find other ways to actually win, be it through combat or drawing into one of the combos, but infinite turns almost always mean a game over either way