Sure, you can easily whiff and hit lands or spells that aren't useful (Counterspell, Comet Storm, etc.) but generally speaking this ability is going to be well worth using
The Spike To date, Braid of Fire has only really been reprinted once
Creatures with Amplify were generally costly
PSA 9 examples trade at $1,158.30, and PSA 9.5 specimens reach $1,274.00
A card thats likely to have a greater impact in other formats, but well still see it at the Commander tables to protect our really good lands, like Maze of Ith or Miren, the Moaning Well

They are: Pikachu (Base Set, 1999) Charizard (Base Set, 1999) Misty (Gym Heroes, 2000) Erika's Jigglypuff (Gym Heroes, 2000) Sneasel (Neo Genesis, 2000) Shining Celebi (Neo Destiny, 2002) Lugia (Aquapolis, 2003) Delcatty (EX Ruby & Sapphire, 2003) Dark Tyranitar (EX Team Rocket Returns, 2004) Scizor ex (EX Unseen Forces, 2005) Metagross (EX Delta Species, 2005) Palkia lv.X (Great Encounters, 2008) Uxie (Legends Awakened, 2008) Crobat G (Platinum, 2009) Gengar 'Prime' (Triumphant, 2010) Darkrai & Cressalia LEGEND (Triumphant, 2010) N (Noble Victories, 2011) Rayquaza EX (Dragons Exalted, 2012) Genesect EX (Plasma Blast, 2013) Mega Gardevoir EX (Primal Clash, 2015) Greninja BREAK (BREAKpoint, 2016) Solgaleo GX (Sun & Moon, 2017) Buzzwole GX (Crimson Invasion, 2017) Pikachu & Zekrom GX (Team Up, 2019) Zacian V (Sword & Shield, 2020) Raikou (Vivid Voltage, 2020) Mew VMAX (Fusion Strike, 2021) Arceus VSTAR (Brilliant Stars, 2022) Magikarp (Paldea Evolved, 2023) When we look at the list as a whole, it's interesting that Pokmon decided not to include one card from each year, but instead put a little extra focus on certain points and notable Pokmon sets from the game's history
