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Following the banning of Parallax Tide in Premodern on January 18, the metagame has fractured, and players are hunting for the next S-tier deck

It plays so well with blink and ReanimateReanimate effects, and you always feel like you got away with something when you get to rebuy a card you evoked

Unlike many cards on this list, Copy Artifact was never banned , and it was even reprinted a few times too

If youre diving into Pokmon cards, understanding these shifts can help you make smarter buys and boost your collections value

Other basic Pokmon help players recover after bad situations, as Fezandipiti ex is the most common card in the meta because of its ability to draw cards the turn after players have one of their Pokmon knocked out

This is the single most powerful mechanic for gaining tempo and is the cornerstone of almost every top-tier competitive deck