The first aspect of this is establishing how much you want to spend on Pokmon cards each month or year
Flareon EX (Illustration Rare) Currently, Flareon EX is going for around $300 on eBay, making it one of the least expensive of the highest-value cards from the new set
As of last weekend (when I would have normally published the article), cards like Show and Tell and Berserk were preselling for $50 or $60: a price that is not only unsustainable but so high than no one outside of massive vendors like SCG would be able to get it for their copies
Pair it with some artifact cost reducers and cards like Sai, Master Thopterist that reward you for casting artifacts each turn, and this could work as a low-power value engine
There are no coin-flipping shenanigans involved
This dual typing allows it to effectively counter various foes, making it a versatile option in competitive play