The level 8 behemoth has a fierce 3000 attack, the highest of normal monsters to date, along with 2500 defence points, ensuring its correct description as a powerful engine of destruction on the card itself
You can just use opaque normal-sized sleeves for your deck
And if what drew you in was the earliest-printing chase rather than Charizard specifically, the 1996 Japanese cards are the other half of that story.
The second metric is whether they can effectively, in their colors, punish for what they give freely
Sure, Magic isnt all about winning, but it can get frustrating knowing that youre basically never in with a chance against your opponents more robust decks
They also show off the sets new mechanics, many of which are reminiscent of concepts used in sets from the regular Magic line