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The Secret Illustration Rares in this set just pop, such as Team Rocket's Mewtwo ex screaming nostalgia vibes from Pokmon: Mewtwo Strikes Back (The First Movie) and Ethan's Ho-Oh ex throwing Generation One trainers back to Ash's first steps out of Pallet Town, witnessing the then-unannounced Pokmon Gold legendary Pokmon flying above
Now I'd argue that the Group Hug of Stalwart Unity or the aggro of Open Hostility aren't particularly interesting or new
Instead, you can engage in rudimentary battles against AI and other players, open packs by waiting for the timer or rushing it via Hourglass objects that you get your hands on by completing missions, and these tend to complete themselves just by you playing
Clean removal, flexible songs, cheap items that create small advantages, and sticky questers with Ward are safe categories
And thats not all: remove flying counters from your creatures placed on them by Luminous Broodmoth, slow down the aging of Cumulative upkeep cards, like Mystic Remora (or Blizzard, if you feel like putting flying counters on opponents creatures like a monster), allow Undying creatures to continually un-die the (giant robotic manta in the) skys the limit
