Add in ways to buff it up and you can have a pretty good way to take out opponents with commander damage
However, the downside to Pokmon ex cards is that, if defeated, they enable the opponent to the player who summoned them to draw two prize cards, instead of the usual one
Its a simple matter where each card does damage to each other according to their strength and can absorb damage equal to their willpower
Hour of Devastation is now my fifth set to make this list, and if you would like to see any of the previous lists to see what Ive been right or wrong about, you can see them here: The Top 20 Standard Cards of Amonkhet The Top 20 Standard Cards from Aether Revolt The Top 20 Standard Cards from Kaladesh The Top 20 Standard Cards from Eldritch Moon Now, with the previous sets, Ive always written this list before the first weeks Standard Open on the SCG Tour, but unfortunately I wasnt able to write an article last week, so its going up now
The set itself contains a whopping 1,670 reprints from across the game's history (see below for the full list), plus 121 copies of something new and surprisingR&D Playtest cards you won't find anywhere outside of Mystery Booster: Convention Edition