While the regular art for this card has a more dynamic action packed pose, I do like the mystical woodland background of the Illustration Rare, which really emphasizes that this is a fairy creature, not just a dog with a sword
I resolved a lot of the problems I had in the previous iteration and added a lot of weird tech and anti-meta cards in anticipation of future decks as well as to counter specific already existing decks game 1
This rule obviously applies fairly well across the board but is most noticeable I find with the mid-range decks
However, none of its main attackers rotate out of the format, and Scream Tail is still the powerhouse that it has always been
This is most useful when blocking a creature with trample, since you can choose to have the trampler assign all of its damage to the blocker with banding and take no damage yourself
Newer sets are beginning to use Illustration Rare to denote full-art trainer cards, such as the Giovannis Charisma card in the newest Scarlet and Violet 151 set