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They are avoiding giving us the exact rarity, as they did with The One Ring, because that data point unlocks a whole lot of additional information for us: number of packs, how many copies of a card exist, things like that

This keeps them on the back-foot and dancing to your tune until you're ready to deploy characters with 'Evasive' (meaning they can't be challenged unless the other card has Evasive too)

Mask of Memory remains one of the better options for card draw for decks not in green or Simic, and I love putting it on small evasive beaters

[8] This is because in the anime, Ground-type attacks are not directly affiliated with the earth, with the exception of Earthquake: all Pokmon merely jump to avoid the shock waves of Earthquake, regardless of type

Bites impact is very dependent on when it gets cast