It was still broadly expected that it and Magic Online would eventually be brought together, but its now clear thats not going to be the case
This is especially great news for Commanders that accrue value through exiling their own cards like the ever-popular Prosper, Tome Bound, and The Thirteenth Doctor
It rewards going tall, not wide, decks like Voltron and the connive Esper decks we just got from Streets of New Capenna and then loads more, and it's quite the competent darling
Theres no way to sugarcoat it: 2026s rotation is going to massively change the Pokemon TCG Standard format

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The level up keyword may not be around anymore, but the theme has continued with cards like Ascendant Spirit, Warden of the First Tree, Evolved Sleeper, and Surge Engine