Grusha (Special Illustration Rare)
Oh my, this is the prettiest card. As you might expect, if you’ve been following the rather awkward tale of so-called “waifu cards” in Japan, the version of this released as part of Snow Hazard is pretty pricy over there. It’s still trading for $150 pack fresh, and as much as $700 for a graded PSA 10. And you can barely see her in the image!
Things are significantly more sensible internationally, with artist DOM’s beautiful winter scene (look at those Starly!) selling for a much more realistic $18. Yup, it’s still a lot of money for shiny cardboard, but it’s a very lovely way to be able to draw at least five cards from your deck.
Edit: And even more hilariously, it turns out Grusha is male! I had no idea, despite playing the entire game, and having checked with others, they didn’t know either. Which I suspect might explain this card’s popularity. Either way, Grusha is an extremely pretty man.
