There is a huge benefit in immediately evolving a Basic Pokemon into a Stage 2 one, at least for many cards, and that's because it accelerates the game by a good margin
Turn the card over and repeat this process
Death Baron (and friends) Right before rotation, Monoblack Zombies with Cryptbreaker, Relentless Dead, and Diregraf Colossus was one of the most powerful decks in Standard
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First, we know that theres a whole deck based around making Murktide Regent cost UU to cast, which lines up nicely with the Oculus
So, all things said and done, you're only looking to play about 23 nonland cards from the cards you open