Thanks to the folks at RK9, an online tournament software company, were able to see a breakdown of what the most popular decks were at EUIC: Lost Zone Toolbox - 308 players (20.3%) Lugia VSTAR/Archeops SIT - 274 players (18.1%) Gardevoir ex - 179 players (11.8%) Mew VMAX - 176 players (11.6%) Giratina VSTAR - 134 players (8.8%) Hisuian Goodra VSTAR - 117 players (7.7%) Other - 329 players (21.7%) With 1,517 players, EUIC was the second-largest Pokmon TCG event ever seen outside of Japan
There are a few cards synonymous with treasures that tend to impact a decks power level more than others, however
Its also part of a powerful A+B combo with either Animate Dead or Necromancy that generates infinite death triggers all on its own
Any narrow effect you often want but will otherwise be dead is a perfect candidate for a cycling card
Wizards of the Coast has featured everything from Assassin's Creed to Marvel as Magic: the Gathering cards, putting more of a focus on crossovers in recent years
14 Skullclamp Banned in Modern & Legacy, Legal in Vintage & Commander This card enabled the over-the-top Affinity strategy during the 2003-2004 Standard season, and that deck drove many players to quit Magic temporarily because the meta was so grossly warped
