First we have a doozy, Burning Vengeance
Special Energy Symbols Double Colorless Energy () Provides : 2 Colorless energy Restriction : Only provides Colorless energy Usage : Great for high-cost Colorless attacks Twin Energy () Provides : 2 Colorless energy Restriction : Only for non-Pokemon-ex Usage : Helps power up regular Pokemon Rapid Strike Energy Provides : 1 Colorless energy Special effect : Only works on Rapid Strike Pokemon Usage : Support for Rapid Strike strategies Single Strike Energy Provides : 1 Dark energy Special effect : +20 damage for Single Strike Pokemon Usage : Boosts Single Strike attacks Status Condition Symbols - The Battle Modifiers Status conditions add a layer of strategy that goes beyond pure damage
Pick Your Poison Pick Your Poison is a 1-mana sorcery that costs so little, you can get your opponents while theyre developing their board, so you can answer their 2-drop mana rock with a 1-mana card
One interesting note there is that often you have a much better idea of the shape of your opponent's entire deck within the first couple turns, so you can really take advantage of that
Today's list is a starting point and while I'm running Lightning Greaves, Swiftfoot Boots, and a few counterspells, I could be doing more
This is one of two broad drivers of strict superiority