He does in fact do so
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On the other hand, while Stoutland can perhaps work in a Dialga EX deck, and both itself and Metal types enjoy taking nerfed damage, its a Stage 2, and the entire line with Rare Candy and Cheren takes up too much room in your deck
In a lot of ways, it will be worse than Empoleon, but it is more aggressive and hits a more common Weakness
Wirewood Herald Rarity: Common TYPE: Creature SUBTYPE: Elf CMC: 2 Mana cost: USD: $0.30 EUR: 0.33 TIX: 0.07 EDHREC RANK: 12281 (1/1) When this creature dies, you may search your library for an Elf card, reveal that card, put it into your hand, then shuffle
Like a DTP Blue Eyes without the foil, for example