Most importantly, it's a lot of fun to play and doesn't feel like bad burn because rather than using Tome Scour like a horrible Lava Spike, we are looking to play a small number of mill creatures and keep bouncing them back to our hand to use their mill abilities over and over again
Players have the option to cast either half separately or, for a more potent effect, cast both halves in a single turn by paying the cost of both halves from your hand
Additionally, the Archenemy only needs 10 scheme cards in their deck, instead of the usual 20
Most new players opt for a pre-constructed theme deck, which provides a balanced selection of Pokmon, Energy, and Trainer cards, ready for immediate play
Hows that for a pump party
that means they can be played in any game using the Standard format, and will likely remain legal for a period of two to three years