Japanese boxes are $133-142 USD via importers like Sakuras Card Shop
Items, locations, and characters are all woven into a consistent strategy thats all about getting characters to Locations, questing, and drawing cards
When a Trading Card Game (or TCG) has been around for a really long time, it tends to be the case that its cards become way more powerful than they were back when the game was launched
BAM , had a really interesting (and sometimes confusing) story, the story didn't really matter as the gameplay was the most enjoyable part of it
The Reaper is certainly a powerful Commander if you wrap your head around your -1/-1 strategy, but I do think Auntie Ools card draw is the more compelling feature, as you might even be able to draw The Reaper, and other synergistic cards, by exploiting your Ward/Blight abilities