Overall, Latias ex might only have niche applications in a few decks, but its utility is incredibly useful, and it is at the core of the gameplan for Basic Pokmon decks in the 2025 format
Due to Zurs ability, it becomes a 6/6 flier
Common plays during this step: Playing a Land card (By default, players can play one Land card each turn)
The Blue Backs came firstmaking them slightly more valuable and sought-after
This expansion also included two new energy types, Dark and Metal, which had never been seen in Pokmon cards before
The most fearsome builds of this commander Ive encountered lean heavily into artifact ramp and black board wipes like Toxic Deluge and Damnation to control the board until it overwhelms its opponents with the monsters of the deep