He calls it a crowd-sourced, evil Robin Hood. Something is in the air
Brand: Pokemon Item Type: Single Card Company: Pokemon USA Series: Promo Cards Release Date: June 2009 UPC: 0611816010864 Stock #: 199861 Our Guarantees to You, Our Valued Customer
That does take mana and jumping ahead doesnt hurt, if your opponent is still playing small creatures
Setting Up to Play Shuffle your deck, then place it face-down in the Deck zone Both players draw 7 cards from the top of their decks for their initial hand Each player places at least one Basic Pokmon from their hand face-down as their Active Pokmon Each player may place up to 5 more Basic Pokmon face-down on their Bench Each player sets aside 6 cards from the top of their deck face-down as Prize cards Flip over all Pokmon in play and the game starts The player going first cannot attack or play any Supporter cards on their first turn Mulligan If a player does not have any Basic Pokmon in their hand while setting up, after their opponent sets aside the Prize cards, they must take a mulligan
For every argument that it lets color combinations like Boros catch up with Green by playing cards like Mana Vault, Sol Ring, Smothering Tithe and Mana Crypt, theres a fair argument that Green decks also have access to these cards, and that it means Boros is no better off