But the inclusion of Counterspell is closely associated with Snapcaster Mage, and I know many of you are proponents of playing zero copies of Snapcaster Mage in this style of deck
Description CERT NUMBER - 141739607 LABEL TYPE - LIGHTHOUSELABEL YEAR - 2025 BRAND - POKEMON SIMPLIFIED CHINESE CBB1 C-GEM PACK VOL 1 CARD NUMBER - 04 PLAYER - CAPTAIN PIKACHU VARIETY - CARD GRADE - 10 GRADE DESC - GEM MT GRADED - YES ORIGINAL TEAM - CONDITION - GEM MINT LABEL TYPE - LIGHTHOUSELABEL YEAR - 2025 BRAND - POKEMON SIMPLIFIED CHINESE CBB1 C-GEM PACK VOL 1 CARD NUMBER - 04 PLAYER - CAPTAIN PIKACHU VARIETY - CARD GRADE - 10 GRADE DESC - GEM MT GRADED - YES ORIGINAL TEAM - CONDITION - GEM MINT
And don't sleep on the fact that the Lich gains their activated ability for the turn too
So while this card may be used, having a higher HP is still preferable, especially with Bench snipers like Zebstrika, Articuno EX, and Hitmonless existing in the meta
Though players were eager to see the trading part of the Trading Card Game become reality, initial reactions to the high cost of trades were incredibly negative
Although I imagine this card became pretty popular when Phyrexian Obliterator got printed (But more on him later)