While we already saw the power of Thalia in powered formats, where she can hate out combo decks and slow down sweepers, such as in the Five-Color Humans deck above, the card has also enjoyed a great deal of success as just a good card for aggressive, creature-heavy decks. Creatures (27) 3 Fiend Hunter 4 Champion of the Parish 3 Avacyn's Pilgrim 3 Mayor of Avabruck 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben 2 Restoration Angel 3 Sigarda, Host of Herons 4 Silverblade Paladin 2 Druid's Familiar Lands (25) Spells (8) While Thalias ability is so good, she would likely see a fair bit of play even without first strike, its actually the first strike that really gets her over the finish line
[R] Extra Draw - If your opponent has any Pokemon-ex in play, search your deck for up to 2 basic Energy cards and attach them to Mew
And who doesnt love to see powerful women come together to defeat their enemies
This attack does 20 damage times the number of damage counters on this Pokemon
Overall, Pokemon Battle Academy is a well overdue, yet still quite necessary tool for players looking to get into the Pokemon TCG
Beyond a dedicated designer, we're working to deliver changes that will increase our flexibility around rebalances, but we don't yet have a timeline we can commit to on this front
