He doesnt have far to drop right now
Friday, 22 April 2016 Ascendancy Combo *edit* I have issued a correction for this article (2/11/2017) as I missed the mark so hard with this one
This is particularly noticeable in Rush Duels - if the Vagabond doesn't want you to win, he will fill your hand with only high-level monsters and nothing to Tribute for them (or conversely, your high-level monsters will all somehow end up on the bottom of your deck), and if his deck contains a Maximum Monster, he will almost always have all three pieces in hand by turn 4
Read all about mulligans, sideboarding and most importantly: How to sequence your turns
Fortunately, it's super easy to spot first edition Pokmon cards
Summoning Station untaps, and now you can make a 2/2 Pincher again and restart the loop