One of the problems with defenders as a tribe is that we really need to find our payoffs, especially Arcades and Wingmantle Chaplain, or else we have these awkward games where we play a bunch of zero-power defenders, make a bunch of mana, and don't really do anything with it
The higher the grade, the more value it has. Pratte happens to know the grades of all the other existing Illustrator cards out there, because Ive been doing this too long, he said with a laugh
It flips the game on its head, rewarding you for using cards most people wouldnt look twice at
Beyond that, the deck even received a TCG Exclusive which really elevates things
They are official Pokemon Company-released cards distributed only at prerelease events for upcoming sets, with a distinctive foil stamp marking them as prerelease exclusives
Whether this was meant to imply Syrus, Zane or both of them is unsure