Not only was the Charizard card a holo version also known as a shiny Charizard, which is considered to be one of the most popular cards on the collectors market it was also shadowless, meaning that a printing error had occurred in the making of the card, leading to there being no shadow behind the image of the Pokmon, making even rarer
And then you can bestow it on your Commander to turn it into an 11/11 which will kill in two turns not three of Commander Damage and then draw cards, and then when it dies you keep the Crab around for another go around the bin
Then, put up to 2 cards from your discard pile into your hand
Lining everything up was a little nerve-wracking, but most of it came together without too much drama
And like Lightning Bolt, the once omnipresent Counterspell was eventually phased out of Standard play to allow creature decks more room to breathe
80 damage already makes Blizzard a very solid option for raw damage, allowing Articuno to KO other powerful EX Pokemon like Mewtwo EX or Pikachu EX in only two hits, with the chip damage that gets through to the opponents Bench being an excellent pressure tool