arceus v pokemon card POKÉMON GAME S9 111/100 SR Attack 2 Arceus V - VSTAR Universe

On paper this looks like a two to four mana investment for something that doesn't even ramp you for following turns unless you didn't otherwise have lands to make

The Evoke Elementals like Solitude

However, you can consider playing fewer than four copies of a card if: It gets worse in multiples (such as legendary creatures) It's only useful against certain matchups It's a win condition, and your control deck will have time to dig through the deck and find it You're stuck choosing between two cards which have equally strong, similar, but slightly different effects (you could play two of each) It's a slightly worse version of a card you have four copies of already, and you're including it because you want even more of that effect

It can fetch answers or combo pieces like Rest in Peace or Phyrexian Unlife, so you can adjust your plan based on what the game demands

Muxus, Goblin Grandee Muxus, Goblin Grandee absolutely crushed some Constructed formats upon release