No wonder its anime version treatment in this set is selling for a high price
Typically, you want to keep the average mana cost as low as possible, otherwise, your cards will be too expensive to play on your turn
With egregiously low chances of finding shiny Pokmon, Shiny Hunters have fallen back on all kinds of tricks and techniques to optimize the process
In this case, Hiram Flaversham and Fortisphere weren't exactly "game-breaking," but they did force competitive play into one specific niche, rather than allowing for diversity and balance
This old chestnut of a deck, which usually runs all the lifegain and drain combos, from Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood to Felidar Sovereign nonsense, has a new buddy in Will, Scion of Peace