As it happened, Mono-Blue was still good against decks like Simic Nexus and the myriad Esper decks despite Blast Zone and Teferi seeing play, and the real thing holding the deck back was the rise of Gruul and Izzet Phoenix both incredibly tough matchups and the shift in Mono-Red away from Risk Factor and towards Experimental Frenzy, as the jump-start on Risk Factor telegraphs when you need to have countermagic open, whereas Frenzy is always ready to punish you the moment you tap out for a Tempest Djinn
AP: By their nature, three-color cards go into fewer decks than their monocolor (or two color) counterparts
than you need, don't forget to use your Leader effect to change up your hand
Moreover, if one of the opponents Pokemon has damage, the Pierce the Pain move can deal 100 damage to it
For example, an Elf Warrior token is named Elf Warrior
Card number: 066/196 Rarity: Holo Rare / special stamp (Trick or Trade) Raw price (ungraded): roughly $1-3 depending on condition
