The second reason why this card tops the charts is that it is unique among all other lands, and because of that, is a necessity in Vintage decks like Dredge, which wants cards in the graveyard early in the match
While the impact of this metagame shift has been minor on normal versions of Pidgeot ex, it shows up more obviously on this Special Illustration Rare version
Get ready for some shocking surprises with Thicc Pikachu
More Promo Cards For Pokmon TCG Battle Academy 2024 Have Been Listed Eight Other Cards Will Be Obtainable Through The Upcoming Set In addition to the big headliners that will be the main cards in these three decks, several other promo cards were also listed, as stated by Pokebeach
Ihsans Shade Ihsan's Shade is useless by todays standards, but a big black creature (5/5 for six mana) with protection from white allowed it to dodge two popular removal spells from the time, Terror and Swords to Plowshares
Spore Frog foils will be interesting pickups further down the line, as it is a significant EDH card with only one previous foil printing in Prophecy
