Further to that you do still ideally want an unthreatened life total, perhaps backed up with life gain, and both library synergy and manipulation effects
The three life you gain rarely makes much odds however and on that basis incinerate is the better card (despite helix being less playable in general anyway due to more restrictive colour requirements)
However, the real MVP of this set is Arceus who, alongside Whimsicott and Shaymin, also gets VSTAR cards
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Top-finisher traditional foils vary by market, so contact your region's organizer for more details about these events and their prizes
Notably, opponents can't try to reduce the total toughness of creatures you control