pokemon poison card game Toxicroak G : PLATINUM 040/127 Poison Sting Your opponents Active Pokemon is now Poisoned 10 Poison Barb - SM Base

If some of the creatures are illegal targets as the second triggered ability tries to resolve, the original distribution of counters still applies and the counters that would have been put on illegal targets are lost

Having access to a flexible removal engine like this can easily win you grindy games, and youll always have the scale up and swing plan in your back pocket

Youre hoping to find your combo in the next turn, or you buy yourself an extra turn because the opponent would win anyway

Wandering Archaic / Explore the Vastlands In my opinion, the Wandering Archaic side of this card is the high value play

I wouldnt push this point too hard in non- Ikoria formats, but I might consider 14 or 15 over 16-lands occasionally, particularly in something like mono-red aggro where I wouldnt have to worry about hitting 8/8 color minimums

Spitting Dilophosaurus Spitting Dilophosaurus is better in aggressive decks than controlling ones for its ability to remove blockers, but its still kind of a house in controlling decks