pokemon cards salamence V 185/189 PSA 10 Mint / near mint condition trading card Pokemon card Salamence EX SAR

Even though Epiphany is a more powerful card, having evasive threats is crucial to success in this format

Do You Have to Pay the Mana Cost to Retrace

though very straightforward and less powerful than, say, Professors Research, which allows you to discard your hand and draw 7 cards, its that first turn caveat which makes Carmine so appealing

Unfortunately, practically none of this is explained on the card itself

:O How high would it have gone if he hadnt been keeping it down somewhat

Its clear to see why these are considered the best, but that power comes at a high mana investment and sometimes, in the case of Winds of Abandon, a downside