In War of the Spark, Nissa might as well be a statue
In fact, if Patrice managed to attack or evade it while still in her hand, it would get automatically discarded, regardless how much damage it would take, if any
A great way to maximize the monsters available for linking is to prioritize playing the cards that will generate token monsters
Players of the former will have a chance to transfer most of their stuff over to the latter when it comes out, per a full FAQ over on The Pokmon Companys website
(I also love that artwork too!) Oh, and this was true of the first Portal set as well as many strong cards from it were reprinted almost immediately, like Gravedigger, Thundermare, Alabaster Dragon, Raging Goblin, or Natural Spring as well as draft standards like Mind Rot, Volcanic Hammer, or Breath of Life which was a cheaper version of Resurrection in White, and then others that were reprinted here and there later, like the afore-mentioned Ebon Dragon, or Endless Cockroaches and Gift of Estates
they won't resort to cheating in duels, but have no problems using whatever trick in the book to turn the tides in their favor
