It was hard to find cards that would be meaningful for the deck that also wouldnt hurt our chances of lowering our mana curve
When Desert Locusts is synchro summoned, the turn player has to discard a card, but this can be strategically worked around so that the discarded card gives advantage later
I guarantee your friends will keep asking Okay, how does banding work again? Lifegain is a theme, although we have to be careful that were not wandering into the territory of simply describing how the deck wins and calling it a theme
Very fast appraisal
Charizard cards always have high value compared to others given the fiery lizard is a fan-favorite Pokemon, but when you add in the fact that this is a unique black-and-red shiny version, the card becomes exponentially more sought-after
It also evolves from any Wailmer, rather than a specific one, which makes it much easier to get into play