You may notice on the art the patterns on the Charizard, it's one of Mewtwo's clones, and like many bits from that particular collectors chest its a nod to Pokemon the First Movie
All you are doing is getting in on the action yourself
Monarch doesnt do very well on its own, but it becomes much more interesting if you pair it up with another theme or strategy
Instead of a turn in which you can Silver Scrutiny for one additional card, you can instead chain Impulse into Auxiliary into Witness and develop a powerful board state, even if your opponent immediately kills the Apparatus the following turn
Sunscape Familiar makes your green and blue spells cheaper
Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.) Number 53 Language English Legal Formats Commander, Legacy, Modern, Pioneer, Vintage Not Legal Formats Alchemy, Brawl, Competitive Brawl, Historic, Pauper, Standard, Timeless Rulings (1/24/2013) If the token you create is a copy of a creature, you can exile Stolen Identity encoded on that token
