The theme's various searchable Spell Cards and Trap Cards offer extra consistency ("Stake your Soul!", "Vanquish Soul, Start!"), some recovery ("Continue?"), and bonus disruptions ("Dust Devil", "Snow Devil", "Trinity Burst", "Calamity Caesar") for the opponent to face
Occasionally a cornerstone of Pioneer propping up a mono-green deck, any mono-colored deck that plays with devotion in mind can leverage Nykthos for an incredible mana advantage over their opponents
Honest's true strength lies in the fact that it can be sent from your hand to the Graveyard in order to boost the ATK score of one LIGHT monster on the field, by the same number as that of an attacking opponent
So while a strong defense is a strong offense, we also have Strong Energy
It almost always involves putting a land from your hand directly onto the battlefield, though you can sometimes play lands from other zones if an effect allows it
Platinum / DPt era: Galactics Conquest - Advent of Arceus (Platinum - Arceus): Similar as the previous: both can be found in somewhat equal distribution between 1st and unlimited edition cards