For casual openers who just want to pull the Pokemon GO set, either version works but the JPN set is the only one with the peelable Ditto and Special Art cards
(While Clever Lumimancer and Leonin Lightscribe also die to Bonecrusher Giant without help, if we can cast a single spell, both pump to three toughness and survive the two damage from Stomp.) Meanwhile, Clarion Spirit probably looks strange since it does have magecraft, but since our deck is built to cast a bunch of cheap spells each turn, it's actually very easy to trigger repeatedly to make 1/1 Spirits, which we then can pump with Leonin Lightscribe and Symmetry Sage to close out the game quickly in the air
SR Super Rare UR Ultra Rare SE Secret Rare UL Ultimate Rare PS Platinum Secret Rare CR COLLECTOR'S RARE QCSE Quarter Century Secret Rare Zoodiac Barrage X SPELL Continuous You can target 1 face-up card you control
Arguments in favor of investing
In 1999, only 50 players received an invitation to compete, and this Trophy card is one of the Trophies that was given out at that event
At the time, most equip spells werent even all that good to begin with