Over the next four weeks, players have previews and more reveals to look forward to as we get closer to when the prerelease festivities begin on June 6, leading up to the full release on June 13
As long as your opponent isnt playing with an insanely powerful or convoluted deck that can hit hard on the first turn, your Riolu should be able to hold on until you can get Lucario into play it has a reasonable 70 HP, which can withstand many early game attacks, along with a Punch (costing 1 Fighting Energy to use) that deals 10 HP of damage
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You dont get an immediate buff as you do with a traditional typal lord, but its buff sticks around should this creature die, plus it invites +1/+1 counter synergies to the party
If we have Collected Company we can even do this at instant speed
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