Standard has the same style of bottlenecking that is more pronounced in Modern but it lasts for a much shorter period of time
We have two things: Pikachu as a highly collectible card for being one of the most famous in the franchise (above Charizard with ease) and for the art, which in addition to being secret, involves some Pokmon that marked this generation in the Sword/Shield block such as Inteleon, Zacian, Hisuian Zoroark, Crobat, Urshifu, Shadow Rider Calyrex, which, curiously, were cards that played well or were essential at some point in these almost 5 years of block
customized372720 111 KB Proxies: Have a functional place, but otherwise are simply Fakes: Then we get various types of fakes, bootlegs, metals, foiled, etc
10 Elenda, The Dusk Rose A unique blend of pseudo-Voltron, control, and token usage, Elenda, The Dusk Rose is one of the strongest Vampires capable of residing in the command zone
Think of this card as a lifeline of sorts, as it allows you to get a struggling card out of harms reach with its ability
As such, when using Muddle, the Ever-Changing it feels better to focus on synergy, rather than specific combos
