I wanted the problem statement to be something with relatively defined edges, and one that had some personal significance to the folks who are working on it
This is the first Pokmon TCG card ever made November 30, 1996 matte reprint: credits "Keiji Kinebuchi" (corrected), distributed in a booklet called Easily Understand How to Play Pokmon Cards September 15, 1998 glossy reprint: credits "Keiji Kinebuchi" (corrected), mailed out to 2,000 prize draw winners via CoroCoro If you're buying the original 1996 card, confirm "Ken Sugimori" is printed on it before you pay
Its three-energy retreat cost is high, but this will usually not affect your play, because it will deal finishing blows
So, gaining a repeatable source of draw for a low cost that also makes mana and eats up zero spell-slots in the rest of our 99' is an irresistible inclusion that warrants the top spot on our list
Now lets add Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain, one of the best artifact commanders in the game, drawing you cards for each artifact you cast and thus giving you additional resources and spells to cast