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Whereas normal item cards are usually discarded after use, Pokmon Tools are often attached to a Pokmon on the field, providing an ongoing effect - such as increased power, the ability to use a new move or an effect triggered by a specific action

Four mana for a simple discard effect, even if it does pick away one for two mana each, is just not really usable anymore, not even in Limited

Aether Meltdown specifically generates the resource in a pure manner while also critically being one of the few removal spells that can be used preemptively on a Vehicle avoiding a tempo black hole when it comes to fighting the new wave of Smugglers Copters we are sure to see

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[1] History and design [edit] Christopher Rush illustrated the card's art