Weve opted to bring along Meowth , who we hopefully shouldnt have to use, but they can help us out at the very beginning of a battle if we do not have Moltres ex or Charmander to hand
And they can also be your commander in EDH
Granting Menace to the team on EtB is potent, and having a built-in way to bring it back to play means you can keep reusing the combat trick while ensuring the buff is never far away
Those encourage early, all-in aggression so you kill them before it matters that you didnt permanently answer their creatures
The colors and saturation are off and I dont think its because of the lighting or picture quality
In practice, it's almost identical to what youd do, which is cast to counter their spell, untap, and attack, making the difference nearly negligible with the big upside of having a 3/3 flying creature, which is extremely good