Pokémon TCGs League Battle Deck - Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex is up for preorder at over $10 below Amazon on TCGPlayer right now
SAVE $11.04: Pokémon TCG's League Battle Deck - Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex is currently $27.24 on TCGPlayer right now, that's $11.04 less than Amazon's $38.98. This includes everything you need to battle.
"Why is he sharing a premade Pokémon TCG deck as a deal?" Well, usually i'd be with you, but this is such a great gift for someone looking to get into playing the game with family and friends. You can literally rip this box open, have a 60-card deck ready to go with cool card without thinking about building a deck or finding something to replace a legal coin, damage counters and to learn the table layout while playing.
This is an entry-level product to the hobby that walks would-be trainers through the door and makes for something different to do this holiday. Breaking this deck down, Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex 081/182 is worth $1.50 each, with Team Rocket's Crobat ex 122/182 is $1.20 and the Ace Spec Scramble Switch is worth a mighty 25c. Those "chase cards" rack up to $6.15.
This sounds like a hard sell, but for an extra $21.09 you're getting the bulk to make up the rest of the deck, 6 damage counter dice, two condition markers, deck box, tournament legal coin and a strategy sheet. If you have a load of Destined Rivals bulk knocking around you could probably make a similar deck for free and have at it. But this target audience is coming in fresh with zero idea of how to play. For these people it's a great product.
The best chase cards you can pull from Destined Rivals
If you fancy upgrading this deck down the line or getting some higher end cards for your collection, Destined Rivals is a great place to start. The artwork in this set is some of the best i've seen in Pokémon TCG, and there's Secret Art Rare versions of the Crobat and Mewtwo ex found in this League Battle Deck. Here's up-to-date market values per TCGplayer alongside links so you can catch your own:
Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex - 231/182
Near Mint Holofoil: $445
Market price: $443.48
Most recent sale: $477.98Cynthia's Garchomp ex - 232/182
Near Mint Holofoil: $226.98
Market price: $232.82
Most recent sale: $225.98Ethan's Ho-Oh ex - 230/182
Near Mint Holofoil: $174.90
Market price: $175.27
Most recent sale: $175Team Rocket's Moltres ex - 229/182
Near Mint Holofoil: $120.02
Market price: $126.13
Most recent sale: $123.95Team Rocket's Crobat ex - 234/182
Near Mint Holofoil: $69.02
Market price: $72.23
Most recent sale: $68.79
Topics Pokemon
Christian Wait is a freelance contributor to Mashable. Christian has countless years of gaming and tech journalism experience under his belt, and can usually be found in his office 3D printing or staring at Pokémon cards.
