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Guardians Rising also features Alola's island guardians, like Tapu Koko, in this beautiful set
Not only can he loot through your deck, draining the entire table for one life if you discard an instant or sorcery, but he can then recast said discarded spells from your graveyard with his second ability
Each plane will get rated in three categories, receiving a score between 1-5 for each: Fun (does this make the game more fun to play?), Impact (how big of an immediate effect will going to this plane have) and Chaos (how does the chaos effect affect the game)
Building a complete Standard collection while simultaneously chasing Alchemy and Historic cards spreads your resources too thin