Below is a guide to the best cards from the Sword & Shield expansion sets
This is for the cost of four mana
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Here are some of the cards that will be available: Ho-Oh ex , a fire-type Pokmon with 150 HP
The number of ways to have a face card is 12, since there are 3 kinds that are face cards, in four suits each
You can spend Dialga ex's Energies to retreat to Arceus ex, or use Shaymin's ability or X-Speed to retreat for cheaper if you plan on making Dialga ex the active Pokemon at a later time
