I've noticed that Japanese decks tend to sacrifice speed and consistency in exchange for techs - the decks are built to combat the entire meta and not accept autolosses
Wonderland Metang #44 PSA 10 GEM MINT Previous slide Next slide THIS ITEM IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT 2004 Pokemon Japanese Promo P.M
Why these cards matter Japanese promotional cards occupy a unique position in the Pokmon collecting world
If you can sacrifice two creatures, this card will make each opponent sacrifice a creature, lose 2 life and you will get 2 black mana and draw a card
For every extra 5 cards in your deck (above 30), you get 1 Point that can be put towards extra copies of unlimited cards, or powerful cards off of the Banlist This is the rule that people often get stuck on, but its really very straightforward
And this isnt even taking into account the mana acceleration they offer, which can leave your opponents in the dust