The ready effect can be useful but the lore gain is minimal and you also have to consider you need a location in play and to have a character moved there for this to even have a target
What makes the Gym sets special, and what differentiates them from many other WOTC-era expansions, is the way they connect cards to characters in a manner that feels authentic and emotionally resonant
If Otrimi deals combat damage to a player at the same time that it's dealt lethal damage, Otrimi (or any other creature card with mutate that was merged with it) can be the target of its triggered ability
There are 565 Zombies legal in Commander
And once youve pulled a few ex cards or illustrated rares, youre hooked
Moreover, in the land where Adibas and Reekob have made waves (yes, you read that right), fake Pokmon cards were a temporary buzz among school kids in the previous decade