Mini European & Mini European Plus: Slightly different sizes popular in European board games
Beyond value, one thing Salamence ex also has going for it is the fact that it hails from the highly memorable Ruby/Sapphire generation of the Pokemon VGC
Although a 4 mana and 1 life investment for a 3/2 creature and a draw isnt a great rate, Im always a fan of anything you can keep casting once youve run out of cards in hand
With that said, if you're not doing the lands thing or the top-of-library manipulation thing, then I'm not sure that it's worth spending the space on this staple anymore
Barad-dr The ability on Barad-dr isnt efficient, but its borderline free to slot into your mana base
6 Decimate Is Strong But Tricky Removal For Gruul Decks Red mana's spot removal is usually lethal damage with burn spells or artifact destruction, and green mana's modest removal package is based on creatures dealing direct damage to one another with fight and bite effects