how to use pendulum cards yugioh INFO-AE092 Witch (N) – TCG Corner Exceed the Pendulum - Yu-Gi-Oh!

It also just makes dual-typing a deck slightly more realistic since you dont need to add another Energy type to make it work

When Long River Lurker enters, target creature you control can't be blocked this turn

It shows up everywhere black decks are allowed because its efficient and flexible, and it hits almost anything that matters before your opponent can even cast it

Should a player successfully reduce their opponents active Pokmons health to zero, then that Pokmon must be replaced with another and the victorious player gets to take a prize card

It also ties into the excitement for the set, including drafting off of all the marketing for it, it provides the opportunity to flesh out creative elements of the current plane, and it differentiates the decks from one another