Top-tier Legendary with a huge built-in fanbase Mega Rayquaza is one of the most striking Mega designs Long history of sought-after cards across sets Hoenn nostalgia for players who started in the GBA era Box art Legendary of Pokemon Emerald Member of the Hoenn weather trio with Kyogre and Groudon Anchor of Mega Rayquaza decks in the XY competitive era Mega Rayquaza EX saw real competitive play in the XY format, built around bench-counting damage and fast setups
Thats about it: Zack Fair doesnt have any built-in way to accumulate more counters, any more synergy with Equipment, or evasion to make it worthwhile to attack with him
Hammer is, handily enough, reprinted with sweet new art in this deck
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Gold Stars are valued higher than the regular cards of the same Pokemon and are more likely to hold / increase in value over time
A Jeskai Control deck with Think Twice and Serum Visions can probably get away with playing slightly fewer lands than a R/W Control deck with no card advantage or filtering (which is why the R/W Control decks plays four copies of Simian Spirit Guide)