The key is to take the monarch and never give it up, because once you keep that advantage rolling, you are in a strong position to win
So you keep them purely for fun, visual impact or collector's value
You could pair this with various cards that allowed you to draw one to three cards
As far as hits, we have a Full Art and a Secret Rare, and the Secret Rare is the very solid Hisuian VSTAR Gold pull, which made me happy
Mewtwo alt in the city is incredible, and the art all the way from commons to holos being a nod to where you see Pokemon within the game is a nice touch I really like
Early builds would use auras like Armadillo Cloak, Rancor, and Runes of the Deus to not only attack for player removal, but inflate their own life totals to protect against decks that were going to win through conventional damage