Since he can just be played without any evolutionary line to worry about, he can turn the tide pretty quickly just by existing
When companions were initially introduced in Ikoria: Lair of Behemoths, players could cast them directly from the companion zone, but a subsequent update added a three-mana tax to add it to your hand first, making it less desirable to fulfill the stipulation
Its a great-looking card and could hold value down the line, so its worth keeping an eye out for if youre opening Temporal Forces Booster Packs
**Mid-Game Power Spike** Once multiple engines are online, value becomes overwhelming
If an effect removes the highest Stage Evolution card from a Pokmon LV.X, the Pokmon LV.X is not considered an Evolution card
A Village Rites built into a land has such an unbelievably low opportunity cost with such a high potential upside that youll never cut this from any black deck