EN Release: February 2023 | Arc: Fishman Island / New World introduction Set Size: 121 cards | Standard: No (rotated) Chase Card: Manga Rare Zoro ($130-160) Key Mechanic: Blocker keyword refinement, Rush introduction OP-03 expanded the deckbuilding vocabulary significantly with the Rush keyword (characters with Rush can attack on the turn they enter)
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The sneaky ninjutsu is sweet, as is what's basically surveil 2 and draw a card every turn, which is a massive amount of card selection for a deck that needs to have the right answers in hand at the right times
When Sheoldred hits the battlefield, it forces each of your opponents to sacrifice a non-token creature or planeswalker, all but guaranteeing you get a good card off the board
TCGPlayer seller Michael Caffrey (@MChainmail on Twitter) recently tweeted that he sold a glut of cards which are great for Pioneer roughly a week in advance of the announcement