Giving your opponents cards can disguise how quickly cards like Vorinclex, Monstrous Raider and Conclave Mentor beat them down, or at least make it more palatable
With higher HP, better scaling, and a devastating GX move, this version of Charizard didnt just surpass its predecessor, it redefined what a Charizard card could be in competitive play
So the choice is, would you rather give your opponent a larger creature, or let them have a smaller creature with an added effect
When I first started my journey to Worlds, I heard many tragic stories where a player came up just short of a Worlds invite because they skipped too many events, so I was adamant not to let that happen to me
Instead, it brings back almost every one weve seen before