While players might have few rares, they might have several or even many copies of key commons
A card can be considered rare due to: Limited print runs Some cards were produced in extremely small quantities
That being said, there are definitely some situations where you just have to drop a Flare defensively to stay alive especially to take out an enemy Narset, Parter of Veils
Our card advantage has gotten much better thanks to the addition of cards like Beast Whisperer, and we've even got tutors now like Fauna Shaman
1 Alakazam (7), 2 Blastoise (7), 3 Chansey (7), 4 Charizard (7), 5 Clefairy (7), 6 Gyarados (5), 7 Hitmonchan (7), 9 Magneton (7), 10 Mewtwo (6), 11 Nidoking (6), 12 Ninetales (6), 13 Poliwrath (7), 14 Raichu (7), 15 Venusaur (7) and 16 Zapdos (6)
Only 7 copies of this card were made, and each of them was awarded to the top placer of each regional tournament