A single Japanese box gives you access to the embossed parallels and a shot at the chase cards
Unlike the small, narrow-style Gigantamax Charizard playmat we got before (one that never worked great for competitive play for me due to its size but also one that Im currently using as a handy workplace mat under my laptop as I write this article), the Mega Charizard X ex is a fantastic playmat both in terms of quality and artwork
The first is a fun enters-the-battlefield (ETB) ability to make a 1/1 dork, which is good for the size and in the color of token enablers like Doubling Season to push that around
Her uptick(s) thankfully give(s) some solid value after you spend that seven mana
They can't attack or retreat, which is equal to complete elimination
The card art for Belle Accomplished Mystic is absolutely mystifying, but when you add Shift and healing to her gameplay, you get the ability to heal rapidly for a low ink cost, assuming you already have a Belle in play