Mankey (Promo-A 17 / P-A) card How to get: Was obtained randomly through Promo Cards gifted after securing victories in solo battles during the Lapras ex event (completed on November 17, 2024)
Job Select The job select mechanic functions much like living weapon and For Mirrodin
Three-ofs must at least do something in every major matchup
Big, flashy, expensive effects like this are usually more trouble than they're worth - but convoke makes this enchantment much more likely to see play and be a problem
The idea of an impossibly large mansion plays into the horror trope space we were exploring, so that's what got greenlit: A new plane 70's and 80's horror film inspired (and the technology level that came with that) A set that takes place solely inside a single mansion In exploratory design, the first question we asked was, "How do we keep this world from mechanically stepping on the toes of the planes of Innistrad and New Phyrexia?" Early on, we realized the horror we wanted to evoke relied on a specific mood and tone
Pull rates for Gold Star cards were vanishingly low, estimated at roughly 1 in 72 packs or worse, and the cards were distributed across sets that did not receive the massive print runs of later Pokemon eras
