The early pattern of standalone expansions changed into a three-set block structure for a time, before reverting back to standalone MTG sets
If we ever return to Ikoria, I think there's a decent possibility of it returning
As always, my lists going into testing are consistency-focused, and most of the techs are added in later
Go with the flow and discover powerful new strategies in Pokmon TCG:Sword & ShieldFusion Strike
A final note The Trickster-Gods Heist is the most experimental card in the decklist but I suspect it could be a huge sleeper hit in aggressive matchups
In a LGS or your playgroup, you can have one or two players with hardcore decks and some others step up occasionally to play at the big kids table. Here you have a more established norm, so a hardcore game might only mean something like my Damia Deck, which can control a lot of fair decks and fight a good fight against an unfair deck or something like Sam Blacks Narset token deck that can easily run over an unprepared table