While its Azure Pulse ability can be helpful in certain situations and its Max Burst move has the potential to deal significant damage, they are not sufficient to make Rayquaza a top choice in the current format, even as a Rapid Strike Pokemon, which typically provides benefits to the card
Due to this fervent demand, Stock Up is already a surprisingly expensive MTG card
It appears on cards as devotion to (color) with up to two colors listed
However, the practice of cutting a large sheet to make smaller, more affordable collectibles is common
Accordingly, Im fairly (perhaps overly) sensitive to ludonarrative dissonance (when flavor and mechanics are at odds), and Lavinias narrative and mechanics dont perfectly gel
Choice Discard (sample: Coercion) I play an instant or sorcery, look at your hand, and choose which card you discard