What Collectors Are Saying Released March 22, 2024, Temporal Forces was the first SV set to put Paradox Pokemon (ancient and future forms) in the chase slots rather than standard Tera ex, which shifted the collector conversation noticeably at launch Community split on Walking Wake ex and Iron Leaves ex: purists wanted them in a dedicated Paradox set, others appreciated the Suicune/Virizion connection that elevated what could have been generic rare slots The Ancient and Future Trainer subtype launched alongside the ACE SPEC mechanic returning after a decade, and competitive players on PokeBeach and /r/pkmntcg spent the first month debating whether Modern ACE SPECs were balanced relative to the originals ACE SPEC reintroduction proved divisive: limited to one per deck (same as old format), but Modern ACE SPECs have meaningfully higher power floors than the XY-era versions, which some players felt pushed out non-ACE SPEC decks Teal Mask Ogerpon ex SIR got more discussion than anything else in the set
Once per turn, when a "Fire Fist" monster is Special Summoned from your Extra Deck: You can Set 1 "Fire Formation" Spell Card directly from your Deck
Competitive play is also influencing trends, with cards like Dragapult ex and Gardevoir ex dominating tournaments
Despite having a few dozen Commander decks already, heres why Im particularly excited for these and why am tempted to pick up a couple of them
In the two decades since Magics original release, the game has grown from a hobby shop standard to a multi-million dollar industry
