Articuno ex's first attack is rather plain, as it costs 2 energy (1 Water and 1 Colorless) and deals 40 damage to the opponent's Active Pokmon
Just grab two Jumpstart Boosters, shuffle them together, and you're ready to go
While you will generally want to cast combat-oriented sorceries or enchantments during your first main phase (like Blanchwood Armor), for the most part you will want to wait to cast other spells and creatures until after combat occurs
It's great in loads of other places too, like Boros Voltron where you give your leader double strike for attacking to kill twice as fast with Commander Damage and then the power boosts from equipment or auras
Alloy Myr and Palladium Myr Both of these cards are very similar, and both are great choices for a lot of decks
(This creature deals both first-strike and regular combat damage