cleffa full art pokemon card AR Extended Uncommon Card Type 202/197 Cleffa - Extended Artwork

The Shaman is a 1/1 two-drop with two taps to sacrifice

At the same time, by focusing more on the middle ground, Ruby/Amethyst doesnt fair quite as well in the late game as, for example, Ruby/Sapphire that has access to tons of powerful card removal characters and insane lore gaining capabilities

A land as a potential finisher

If that wasn't enough, you can also drop an additional card in your inkewll facedown when you play it

in their dedicated area (bottom left) and the deck (bottom right), as well as the Leader card, the game begins with the choice of the player who will move first

This will often leave you on the back foot, especially on the draw, constantly playing catchup to your opponents' early drops in aggressive decks