Meowth is the only one of the IRs thats caught on at around $30 (with Piplup managing an impressive $19)
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I want to stress this is not a common scenario, so you shouldn't just start jamming an extra card into every deck to ensure you don't run out of cards
Ayli is both a sacrifice outlet and life gain payoff
Still though, in a Wizards typal deck, that should be pretty much all your creatures anyway, so that limitation shouldnt adversely affect the impact this uncommon Izzet legendary from the Dominaria set has on the game
You can see strategies like Azorius Tempo or Azorius Flyers, comprised of small creatures, typically with evasion, some removal, and counterspells whose goal is not to stop the opponent per se, but to protect your own aggressive plan