basic pikachu pokemon card - 160/159 - Crown Zenith Preserved in a tamper Pikachu V - Vivid Voltage

This first pass isnt meant to be an exhaustive catalogue of every problematic card in Magic s history, and we will continue to take actions on similar cards in the future.

Special Delivery Charizard has 160 HP and the moves Happy Delivery and Flamethrower

Cheaper cards are more valuable here, as enchantress decks want to play a ton of spells to draw cards and empty their hand

That 3rd toughness makes a pretty huge difference in making the cards baseline a lot less miserable A two mana 2/3 with defender isnt great, but in a defensive deck it isnt unplayable, but the ceiling on this card just isnt very high, and neither is the floor

Funnily enough, likely due to my fond memories from the time, I was in the camp that believed Stoneforge Mystic would be too powerful in Modern and shouldnt be unbanned