Iona, Shield of Emeria First Printed: 2009-OCT Banned: 2019-JUL Ionas ability to lock entire colors out of the game makes it brutally efficient at removing agency from other players at the table, especially when opponents are playing 1- or 2-color decks
Fighting Flame Swordsman X FIRE Level 4 [ WarriorEffect ] ATK 1800 DEF 1600 If this card is Normal or Special Summoned: You can add 1 Spell/Trap that mentions "Flame Swordsman" from your Deck to your hand
Two doubles a turn, with two +1/+1 counters to distribute each combat, including the turn Zimone enters
Against slower decks, HERO is able to make aggressive pushes backed up by chainable removal, while against fast decks, efficient removal buys time to stabilize and close the game with The Shining
You can even rebuy lands this way for future landfall triggers
If a Vehicle with a power and toughness sticker becomes crewed, it will use the new base power and toughness while it's a creature