Various Pokemon abilities may also inflict status effects, such as Vanilluxes Bitter Cold ability that can Paralyze the opposing Pokemon: Apart from Paralyzed, the other special conditions in the game are Confused, Burned, Asleep, and Poisoned
Argothian Elder and Wirewood Lodge can get your infinite mana quota filled easily, and Temur Sabertooth can get Xira in and out of play as long as you have some kind of haste-enabler out as well
Painful Truths is a great option that can alleviate some of the strain Delve cards put on the graveyard
A fair amount of effort was placed into designing the game's levels, but more went into the battle effects, dialogue, and music
But ultimately theres no financial incentive for TPCi to change what they are doing so I doubt they would
Assailant has seen some unconventional play, though it is more common to see Abyss soldier or Kycoo in lists that want more aggression