pokemon vs cards I just realised, (and other TCGs) are the same size as Bicycle cards, but the average, run of the mill modern playing card deck is smaller (YGO sized?) What was with powerful cards and winning strategies worthy of an ace Trainer VS Seeker (CLB) 31 -

Ditto Apart from having one of the coolest mechanics in terms of card design Ive ever seen, Ditto is also excellent

Its been recently unbanned in Modern, and like before, the formats shape changes with Mox Opal around

Tangle Wire looks harmless, and the first instinct always seems to be to try and ride out the effect to net an extra card

There are countless cards that let you trade life for other resources, and Bolass Citadel is one of the most (in)famous

Anyway, what most makes Hammer of Purphoros so attractive to me as a deckbuilder besides its potential direct applications, which well discuss momentarily, is how well it balances itself

Again, this card feels like a really strong sideboard win-con for matchups where you can pave a way for one copy to do enough damage that it will either end your opponent on the spot, or make it so they'll eventually deck out