Torpor Orb | Illustration by Svetlin Velinov Stax cards impede your opponents development through various means , such as forcing them to sacrifice permanents, taxing them, making cards enter tapped, and simply having the text players/opponents cannot do X. Many players believe the term comes from Smokestack, a key card of the original stax list, and to some extent that's true
Such situations usually require a lot of concentration on the part of the players, making the game consequently more tense, especially if there is something important at stake, such as the awarding of a championship
Weakness: Fighting (x2) Resistance: Metal (-20) Retreat: 1 Electrode Lightning HP80 Stage 1 - Evolves from Voltorb Ability: Buzzap Once during your turn (before you attack), you can Knock Out this Pokemon and attach it as a Special Energy card to one of your [L] Pokemon
Myriad lets you triple up on the action each combat step, netting additional triggers of any relevant ETBs from the creature you copied