They help to enable metalcraft, affinity, and more right from the start
Dont forget Wizard Class or Spellbook to achieve infinite hand size so you dont have to discard any cards
The mix of orcs, goblins, and humans also fits nicely with how the army of Sauron was in the books
He's a four-mana (1U, 1R, 1B, 1C) 4/4 creature who creates a tapped and attacking token that's a copy of another target Villain you control , except it isn't legendary and is an Illusion in addition to its other types
If you have a repeatable ability to cause discard you always do it at a sorcery speed
Once both players have at least one Basic Pokmon, they can play up to five more Basic Pokmon onto their Bench, and then take the top six cards of their deck and place them to the side as Prize cards