They'll probably be higher than previous years' promotions simply due to the demand and supply, but not by much
If you have a favorite Pokmon you can probably build around it to make it work
So far, our three best Secret Lair drops have all contained at least five cards, and two of the top three contained at least seven pieces of cardboard (including tokens for the Cat deck, which are surprisingly valuable), which seems to be a good starting criterion if you are trying to pick and choose the Secret Lair drops that will offer the most value
Barring special sets like Commander Legends or Jumpstart, which had 20, the average draft booster pack will contain 16 cards
Even utility creatures arent cheap: Spectacular Spider-Man is great as an emergency shield, but you could easily lean on Dawn's Truce or Unbreakable Formation instead
Despite limited availability, they're a popular creature type, and as a result, players have struggled to build functional Ooze Commander decks