Surge, Erika, or similar cards to execute key strategies, Shadowy Spellbind poses a major challenge, disrupting their momentum and limiting tactical options
And...they're highly impractical to use basically anywhere they appear, but let's talk about them anyhow
As a bonus, if the toy has wings it can fly
The set carries strong nostalgia and is building momentum heading into the broader Scarlet & Violet Trainer's Pokmon era
A lot of balance and care goes into choosing the cost of a card, more than I can express here, but looking for similar effects on existing Magic cards can give you an idea of a fair costfor example, a ramp spell that puts two lands into play ought to cost 4 mana, per Explosive Vegetation
Between Vanguard, Precinct Captain, and Brimaz, King of Oreskos, this deck can make quite a few tokens which obviously make Spear of Heliod and Hall of Triumph great, but also support Boros Elite and Return to the Ranks