Behold, the Legendary Mewtwo [Gold Star] #103 Replica
Once Sauron is on the battlefield, simply sit back and watch your army grow every time an opponent casts a spell
Add in the SAR rarity and dramatic composition, and you have a chase that stands out not just for character popularity but for its strong thematic identity
In Standard, this is a powerhouse for cheating out threats like Overlord of the Boilerbilges or recurring saga creatures like Summon: Fenrir to create huge value swings turn after turn
To make matters even worse, Destructive Revelry only dealing two points of damage meant that we were missing out an extra point of damage by not playing Smash to Smithereens, which was entirely relevant to the various Affinity and Hardened Scales decks that were lurking around in the format
While some are powerful tools which can win games all on their own, such as the wide array of EX Pokemon, others are much weaker and dont offer a lot of strategic value in a battle