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Renegade Rallier has proven its power in the format already, and in this deck it gets to return Serra Ascendant, which cant be bad

If your opponent has a powerful stage two Pokemon in their hand, and they will be able to Evolve during their next turn, Red Card has the potential to take that card away and force them to draw into it again

Your eyes will fool you

Spamming the battlefield with small creatures also helps to ensure that your Vehicles continue to connect, since a single spot removal spell cannot take out a huge portion of your total power

The other possible existing home for Dire Tactics would be Modern Humans, and while I'm not an expert on the deck, it seems unlikely that the deck will actually want it, just because it's surprisingly hard to cast