and possibly Stormbreath Dragon and the planeswalker version of Xenagos
The card saw some play in the RG stompy decks before the format came to settle on Boarding Party
1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben At just two mana for a 2/1 with first strike and the ability to slow down your opponents by making all their noncreature spells cost one more mana, Thalia, Guardian of Thraben is one of the most cost-effective ways to tax your opponents in any format
Pokemon Cards are also excellent candidates for potential gifts over the holiday period
In fact, before the Affinity banning, and discounting the weirdness of the Zuran Orb situation, every single banning in Standard involved a combo-based card
Earlier this year, a group of players criticized the developers for overlooking the card and not giving it the full-art treatment many believe it deserves