Plus, whenever you gain life, you draw a card
Sure, in their right and winning places, combos or splashy effects have value, but winning is about winning
The treatment of promo cards may be unique, such as the foil treatment or in the case of D23 Expo, D23 Expo marks, on the collectors set, but the characters and gameplay mechanics of those cards will be in the regular set. Miller says the goal for Lorcana is for the game to be an opt-in experience, not a coerced one, so players will have access to all the mechanics available in the game through the standard product without needing to travel to cons or events
Card rarity and set Pokemon cards are categorized into different rarities
This is also sort of naturally determined by the way the colors themselves play, but the creature versus noncreature theme which sort of naturally manifested was one of the starker contrasts I think Ive seen while making these