The newest Pokmon TCG expansion, Sword & ShieldBattle Styles , has officially been released today, and fitting the name of the expansion, this set introduces a new Battle Styles mechanic themed around the Isle of Armor and Urshifus two forms the Single Style Style and the Rapid Strike Style
A huge creature with reach, trample, and cascade is certainly worth paying 7 mana for even if its countered
It had a couple of reprints in 2023, both in Dominaria Remastered and the Angels Secret Lair deck, but it has held its price so far
The way you get it is by far the most dumbfuck thing yet
We fall in love with the mechanic that proves a prototype is worth pursuing, only to eventually (and painfully) discard the mechanic once the rest of the game catches up and no longer needs it
These can range from something entirely new, or use something that was there previously to give the AI something more visual to use as a reference