pokemon cards with shiny background Expansion Overview List of cards featuring Shiny

Ryu and Ken have identical power suites in the game I played but in future games they are differentiated more

Discard as a Theme The idea here is that discard can function as a win condition (in that it can control the game to the point where any small thing can win) and as such is able to carry a theme for a deck

Or you can have Syr Armont, the Redeemer buff every creature that has a role token on it

These alternate cards can be found, both in foil and non-foil, in set, draft, and collector boosters

If you want to use your former Standard cards - dating back to Return to Ravnica (2012) - in all their glory, then check out Pioneer