As Jake Henderson wrote in December last year, The problem with Standard isnt that its too expensive now compared to previous years or that there are too many problem cards, its that the investment in a Standard deck doesnt have the same longevity it once had. The underlying reason is that one of WotC's recent trends has been the increase of supplemental products
On this variation, commander damage is 16 to 18 and starting life is 30 points
These No Rarity Base Set cards were the 1st edition cards of this Japanese set, and the only WotC set released without rarity symbols (excluding some Decks)
Hitting the same player with multiple 7+ power creatures doesn't stack any extra triggers
This is kind of necessary to making Bitterthorn good, as the 1/1 token will be chumped the majority of the time and youll then have to pay three to equip again, which is a lot
While a monochrome art style might not work with every Pokmon, the BWR cards we've seen so far look fantastic and exciting