But it's extremely popular in casual Commander and sees occasional high-level play in Standard, where it won't be affected by Standard rotation thanks to Foundations
In 2006 I was the New York State Champion, coming off my best individual Pro Tour performance (had it been an individual event I would have made Top 8), and a seemingly endless stream of tournament-effective deck ideas
Among the headline cards are Mega Greninja ex, Mega Pyroar ex, Mega Floette ex, and Mega Dragalge ex
Thats what Rags / Riches tries to do: clear off the fodder and take the leftover good stuff
Then the Great Aurora came and everything changed
Shutting down your opponents creatures and nonbasic lands for a turn gets Thalias disruptive nature across, while cashing in your own lands for cards gives the Gitrog Monster time to shine