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While cards like 2021s Evolving Skies Alt Art Umbreon are now fetching over $600, and the ongoing Crown Zenith sets gold cards are fetching around $100, its just Scarlet & Violet s Special Illustration Rare Miriam that is causing any sort of fuss, floating somewhere between $60 and $100, but coming down fast

That said, its worth bearing a few things in mind

These walkers generate value fast, pressure opponents immediately, and can snowball a game if they survive a single rotation

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From the Inferno X expansion (2025)

Its lot improves if there are three mana spells (like Fateful End or Whirlwind Denial) that youll want to hold up, since the Gull gives you an alternate use for your mana