pokemon evolution cards charizard M EX (Full Art) (101/108) your turn ends Mega Charizard X ex 029

While this attack does take 3 energy, the Alakazam strategy is content to play a slower game, making it one of the better non-ex strategies in the game

When new cards come out, some cards will be plucked out of obscurity and given a chance to shine

When you have to find something more suitable to your spend level, however, there are several great analogs

Hixus was the latter

various control decks play Snapcaster Mage, and even non-graveyard decks like Counters Company (which uses Eternal Witness), Death's Shadow (Gurmag Angler), and Jund (Tarmogoyf) have at least some cards that are powered up by their graveyard

The fact that it does not have Flash was pointed out by many as a major downside, but I think that it is simply a necessary way to balance the card, as it would be too strong otherwise