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This list is based on the competitive side of things, looking at the cards that have had the biggest cross-format impact, but especially in Standard, hot on the heels of the World Championships

Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant Unlike Ghalta, Primal Hunger, who basically cheats itself into play in creature-heavy decks, Ghalta, Stampede Tyrant allows you to potentially put your whole hand onto the battlefield for just 8 mana

However, by tributing all three, a new monster can come forward, the all-powerful Valkyrion the Magna Warrior

Image credit: Japan Figure However, it is the popularity of the collecting aspect of Pokmon cards that has been on a meteoric rise as of late

Chung: And with that explosion in popularity and notoriety, you saw the jumpstart of the Pokmon collecting craze again that, you know, kinda carried on through the pandemic and to modern day