At this point, Gardevoir ex is the longest standing threat in the Pokemon TCG meta, having proven itself as one of the greats of the Scarlet & Violet era no matter what new sets (or rotations) throw at us
You have activated abilities that let you mess around with Phantasmal Fiends stats, but I just dont see much use for it anywhere
Bristling Hydra wins games by going tall with +1/+1 counters and protecting itself from removal with its energy pump ability, which makes it really difficult to kill with targeted removal and one of our best threats against removal-heavy midrange and control decks
It's community shorthand that distinguishes this Supernova-combo archetype from other Law leaders in the card pool
For example, an opponent who gained 2 life and lost 1 life in the same turn still lost life
(6/6/2025) Once the number of lore counters on a Saga is greater than or equal to the greatest number among its chapter abilities, the Saga's controller sacrifices it as soon as its chapter ability has left the stack, most likely by resolving or being countered