Its Normal/Dragon typing is especially interesting, as it combines the mundane with the mythical, providing a fresh perspective on dragon-type Pokmon, traditionally seen as fierce and aggressive
The sac ability here prevents your creatures from being blocked and protects them with a bit of hexproof
Deken additionally stated the flow of the music also illustrated his relationship and counterpoint to Relm and her own melody: while hers invoked themes of "forests, water and light", Shadow's invoked imagery of a "shade" that "comes and goes like the wind." He further noted that the two themes were a musical key apart, Relm's in F-sharp while Shadow's was in E-minor, further portraying them as "related, but not relating" to each other
This can be super-powerful in controlling the board if you retrigger it in combination with the sacrifice and death triggers that this deck is filled with
This, along with the prominence of Mew in the new sets key art, has drawn attention to the 151st Pokmon
The mana comes with restrictions, but in exchange, the player can tap Mishra's Workshop for mana repeatedly, and it's not even legendary