Since play boosters will match the cost of a set booster, which is roughly $1 USD more than a draft booster, Limited events will probably adjust their pricing to reflect that
The driver is a compounding stack: rarity tier (a Holo Rare is a 1-in-3 pull, a Crystal / Gold Star / Lv.X / Prime / Full Art chase is 1-in-30+), character popularity (Charizard / Pikachu / Eeveelutions trade at multi-x the average for the same rarity tier), illustration quality (full-art and alt-art prints command premiums regardless of competitive viability), and PSA pop-report scarcity (PSA-10 populations for 2022 cards are still expanding, so a low pop today can be 10 the future pop in two years)
You gotta be prepared for Commander politics and multiple players coming after you because a 7-power Vincent, Vengeful Atoner means all your opponents are as weak as their weakest link, and they have reason to block as such
In the TCG, Tramp could be using his Storyborn nature to capitalize on his explorative tendencies from the movie, or the cards could let him explore his Dreamborn possibilities as the true superhero he could be
Pokmon VStar These cards do damage in multiples, so it makes sense that they can only be played once per game
Many of these expensive staples can be easily replaced with cards that either provide admirable imitations or can fill a similar role