pokemon card ampharos Trading Game Team Up Ultra Rare GX #163 Lightning Electric Ball (130) Weakness Fighting ×2 Resistance None None Retreat Cost Mega Ampharos ex - Pokémon

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The Decks Despite Temple of Malady only just being printed, B/G strategies already exist

I like their growth potential, but the reprint is 100% coming

Up to this point, outside of Blasphemous Act - which, lets be fair, never costs 9 mana - your options for cheap wipes in Rakdos were quite limited

This idea goes hand-in-hand with other crossover drops, like 2023's Tomb Raider, where the reprinted cards are meant to fit nicely with the new Legendary creatures, almost like a little "build your own Commander deck" starter kit

The four drop 2/3 Azorius one will force your foes to cast more stuff for a mana each, and then your Azorius colored stuff one fewer