The Pokmon Trading Card Game has been red hot for months now, with the value of cases of unopened, first-edition cards clearing $400,000, and sought-after singles not far off
Not only can it wipe out aggressive early boards and most mana rocks, but it also gives you color-filtered mana for doing so, effectively making the card free, or a ramp piece, in many situations
It means youve got spells such as Tashas Hideous Laughter making their way into MTG as a mill card, or famous D&D heroes making an appearance in ways that fit both their existing mythos in the tabletop RPG and their cameo in the card game
Their stock, especially on the Power 9 prints, is pretty much empty right now
Tripling your token production is absolutely bananas and it's a new staple in all three of those archetypes
Theyre often crowned archenemy at more casual tables and can be hard to find a place for unless you intentionally power them down to find the right table