pokemon card value pikachu vmax - 044/185 - CGC 8.5 - Vivid Voltage - Fx2 / None / 2 Artist Pikachu VMAX (Secret) 188/185 -

Gwenom's lifelink ability makes it more palatable to pay said life, and her deathtouch ability means your opponent will be losing creatures if they want to block and kill Gwenom, Remorseless

Your opponent's desire to keep their creatures alive, and not have them killed almost immediately after they enter the battlefield, means that enemies are just as likely to not attack as they are to not block

Wall of Blood Wall of Blood whittles your life total to 1 if you wish

And then theres the elephant in the room: Singles in Japan tend to cost a good bit more than youre probably used to

If you copy a spell that requires an additional cost (such as discarding a card), you do not need to pay the extra cost again

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