It can block more creatures, it transforms into a creature with more power that actually generates card advantage, and its a Human
It's hard to beat the original, and it not only doubles all kinds of counters on all of our permanents, it also doubles all the tokens we make
While incredibly situational and requiring a lot of mana to be left on the board when you pass the turn, which is sure to raise suspicions with your opponent, if you can pull off this spell at an opportune time when your opponent has used up all their mana, it can be completely demoralizing, effectively making it so they may as well have skipped a turn
My son also gets caught up in his excitement and its incredibly rewarding and heartwarming to see first-hand the enjoyment that Pokmon TCG cards brings to people
Cannon Soldier MK-2 This is banned for the same reason as Amazoness Archer
With 84 special cards to collect, and so many of them likely to become big hitters (I predict high prices for the Tapu Koko ex SIR, Iron Valiant ex SIR, Roaring Moon ex SIR, Mela SIR, Rika SIR and Tulip SIR, alongside the Parasol Lady), but such ridiculously low pull-rates to get any of them, Paradox Rift is going to be a really strange set for collectors