first edition horsea pokemon card - SWSH11: Lost Origin Mint / near mint condition trading card 2000 Pokemon Neo Genesis 1st

This certainly isn't the most exciting monarch effect since it only gives you the crown at the cost of a land, while basically every other monarch card gives you a creature at least, but it gets the job done and a land is fairly unobtrusive

Because Game Night 2022 is the latest release, its easier to find copies online and at my local stores

Of course, power creep comes for us all, and this card is no exception

Mixed bag

Theres also a reprint of Deploy to the Front, a card we havent seen since Commander 2014

And yes, that means the 10 SIR cards have stepped up too, all of them (but for the Mega Absol ex, I would argue) looking like they could have been the ultimate chase card in any set on their own