The main weakness of getting card advantage through discard is tempo loss
However, as Universes Beyond expanded, its counterpart seemingly got swept under the rug, and I assumed it was going to die there
No star symbol the opalescent foil treatment itself is the rarity marker Single artist every Futuristic Rare is illustrated by YOSHIROTTEN, giving the tier a distinct visual identity across cards Anniversary exclusive confirmed so far on Mewtwo ex, Mew ex, and two Pikachu ex variants (day & night) from the premium Futuristic Box Because it launched outside the normal numbered progression, collectors shouldn't expect Futuristic Rares in future sets by default it may remain a one-off anniversary tier, similar to how Shiny Vaults and Classic Collections were era-specific
Or two big cards, who knows
We arent seeing many cubes with the likes of Reassembling Skeleton and Pox anymore (because, honestly, they just werent very good) but theres still plenty of cannon fodder in black via token generators and artifacts that arent doing anything better