Max Jammers three energy cost makes it quite slow compared to other decks in the format, so that may be what stops Malamar VMAX from reaching great heights in the competitive scene, although cards like Bede and Counter Gain are options to help speed things up
More importantly, Meowth is having a bath and enjoying getting clean while Giovanni is busy being a crime boss in the background
Early game, I like Ardenvale Tactician for disruption, Order of Midnight as a way to cheaply recast our Commander (by letting it go to the graveyard), and Acclaimed Contender as a way to dig deeper
Day of the Dragons is pricey in terms of casting cost, but does triple duty here: it almost always upgrades the stats of your creatures, it protects your team from a board wipe, and you can bounce it with something like Blink of an Eye to flash your team back in and trigger their abilities at instant speed
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Many decks play it across multiple formats, including Pauper and Legacy since free spells are worth paying life since you can almost always cast them