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Although the ability to do so would remain thanks to some cards, the laces were removed from the core set, never to be printed again

Since Mais ability causes life loss and not damage, this even works through The One Rings protection in older formats, so opponents cant use that to get around it

It even taxes activated abilities of white enchantments (check the Oracle text), which devastates cards like Meticulous Excavation

I won't go too deep into these topics right now, but these are the biggest things to look out for if you want to get into buying Pokemon cards

Mega Latias ex SIR - $210 Mega Latias really showcases this Pokmon's jet engine inspiration