Some companions especially those with lighter deck-building requirements ruled the roost in competitive formats and prompted an unusual response from Wizards of the Coast
I've purchased about 300 Pokemon cards, most of them are from the newest sets (in the Sword and Shield and Sun and Moon series)
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It can be a mana fixer, a win condition, and a combo assembler
It took everything that made the first game great (open deck builds, huge open world) and improved upon it (mini games, a second island, more cards, more to collect, letting you skip coin flips)
With a mana cost of five generic, one blue, one black, and one red, with a starting loyalty of five, The Deceiver is still an easy target for your opponent thanks to its abilities