The Pokmon inspiration is apparent, yes, but you might be surprised at what else helped shape this engaging indie game
Chosen of Zefra While you will almost never pull off its 10 effect, you could technically use its ATK boost to great effect, since many of your monsters have low ATK and it boosts everyone you control
When a Pokmon is under the Poison status condition, it takes 10 damage at the end of every turn for each Poison counter on the card, which can be enough damage to knock out a significant number of low HP Pokmon
One of the best things about playing Red/Purple Luffy is that most lists run a lot of Straw Hat characters, as well as a super-powerful 10-cost Luffy Character card with Gear Five artwork that resets the board
I will say that a lot of players have a strong aversion to drafting Mono-Red Aggro, which leads to a lot of last-pick Jackal Pups and the like and can be very detrimental to a Cube group if nobody wants to draft the archetype
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord As a Golgari Lich Lord, Jarad has control over death and decay, allowing him to raise the dead to serve him