Introduced in Generation 5 of Pokemon, Eelektross debuted in Black and White as a mid-tier competitive Electric-type monster. Its Levitate ability means that it can’t be hit by Ground-type moves, which would be its only defensive weakness. The lamprey-like Pokemon…

As the second-most popular of the three starter Pokemon in the original Red and Blue Game Boy games, Squirtle has become a fan favorite over the years. Despite how powerful it appears to be in the anime, though, his base…

As one of the Pokemon mysteriously absent from Pokemon Sword and Shield, Staraptor will return to the competitive Pokemon metagame in the Gen 4 remakes Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. When it last appeared during Gen 7 – Sun and…

While I’ve always liked Tropius as a Pokemon, and I was sad that it was absent from Sword and Shield, apparently it’s far more of a fan favorite than I ever realized. So, Tropius returning to mainline Pokemon with Scarlet…

Vivillon was Generation 6 Pokemon’s answer to Butterfree from Generation 1. While the Scale Pokemon has a nice design, with twenty different wing patterns to collect from around the Kalos region, it also was a fairly good Pokemon during the…

Magic the Gathering’s New Phyrexia booster set has a few valuable uncommon cards. But, Triumph of the Hordes became an $15 card based on the fact that it literally can make a deck triumph. Thanks to the controversial infect mechanic,…

Angels have long been a popular tribe in Magic the Gathering. With the release of early spoilers for the Kaldheim set, plenty of new Angels were revealed, along with plenty of support cards for the tribe. One of these Angel…

In Magic the Gathering’s Kaldheim set, Giant Tribal decks received a powerful new ally in Calamity Bearer. This four-mana Giant Berserker creature doubles the damage which any Giant source you control deals to a permanent or player. While it doesn’t…

Green and White tokens has long been a popular deck-building strategy in Magic the Gathering. In fact, one of my first ever decks in EDH was Rhys the Redeemed, a Green and White Elf who was perfect to lead a…

One of the biggest winners from the release of Gargos, Vicious Watcher from Core Set 2020 is Ulvenwald Hydra. Thanks to Gargos’ ability to reduce the casting cost of Hydra creatures by 4 generic mana, Hydra Tribal has become a…