Each card a player draws from their deck represents a magical spell which can be used to their advantage in battle
Something about lifegain and aristocrat decks just gets me going, what can I say
The "biggest fraud in the history of Pokemon", as it was called, was brought to light when amidst constant speculation Paul decided to open up the box along with Shyne, the person who sold him the cards
It's strong in ETB heavy brews like midrange and blink, sacrifice brews where you can sacrifice to something like Attrition and then come back, Aristocrats where you can trigger Blood Artist for wins, life gain for lifelink shenanigans, Voltron and equipment that invested in equipment infrastructure to and any heavy creature build
They often form the backbone of Limited decks, provide basic removal and combat tricks, and occasionally become format staples that punch way above their perceived power level
When lost, a pokemon faints and skips the next battle