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Since these big hitters will likely be the highest HP Pokmon cards in the meta for a while, giving your opponent at least one swipe at them before you get to attack is a fair balancing mechanic that returns from the previous iteration of Mega Evolutions in 2016's XY Pokemon sets

It can be hard for your opponents to keep up with this Artifact, especially once it gets going, which is why it is now banned and is arguably the top token generator in MTG in 2026

You want to make sure you can use its ability as securely as possible to help it along

This deck has been a mainstay of my personal Commander collection for years now as part of my Modular Kicker list