Not only is Ruby/Amethyst a staple Ink combination in Lorcana, this deck includes one of the strongest cards in Shimmering Skies right out of the box: Elsa The Fifth Spirit
Instead of going full ham with Ghostly Prison and Solitary Confinement, I tend to just opt for Sphere of Safety, which all but guarantees I wont be attacked
You can use a site like MTGProxy to get reserved list cards for like $2 each
$0.49 Dirgur Island Dragon (0294 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.49 Kheru Goldkeeper (0313 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.49 Armament Dragon (0307 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.49 Breaching Dragonstorm (0299 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.49 Purging Stormbrood (0315 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.79 Roiling Dragonstorm (0296 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.49 Jeskai Shrinekeeper (0311 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.49 Twinmaw Stormbrood (0320 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.49 Whirlwing Stormbrood (0322 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.49 Corroding Dragonstorm (0297 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.49 Encroaching Dragonstorm (0305 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants $0.49 Sonic Shrieker (0318 - Showcase) Tarkir: Dragonstorm Variants 0 results found
This is card collecting at at a scale where the sums involved seem unfathomable at times: a funny world where condition and rarity mean a single trading card, to some anyway, is on paper worth as much as a mansion
Pollywog Prodigy may be a bit more dependent on its power to draw cards, but its ceiling is far higher with the potential to draw multiple cards each turn
