First edition and very rare Pokmon cards, especially holographic ones like Charizard, are Pokmon cards that are worth money, sometimes reaching thousands of dollars in the collector's market
Myrel does the same (and more) and sits ready in your command zone
And while Equipment is more popular with her as is always the case with commanders that benefit both with Auras and Equipment (people simply love Equipments), I believe Arna is simply much stronger focusing on Auras for two main reasons: The best Aura cards are far less expensive $$$ than the best Equipment cards which is important for this series Even ignoring $$$, Auras are simply a stronger archetype than Equipment because they are way faster at doing their thing not needing to pay for equip costs AND the cards themselves are stronger, with Aura-specific powerhouse cards like Retether and Winds of Rath having no Equipment-specific equivalents at all (Mantle of the Ancients is shared by both archetypes and is better in Auras!) So to give you the most powerful budget brew I'll be sticking to Auras
is apparent and fantastic
This spike in prices is a reversal of a trend that started in 2021
Pokemon SRs (Charizard ex SR, Mew ex SR) often compete on price with Full Art Trainer SRs in the same set, depending on which character has the stronger collector following