Mewtwo transcends those cycles because its appeal is rooted in something deeper than set affiliation or competitive performance: the character's narrative of creation, captivity, rebellion, and self-discovery resonates on a human level that gives its cards an emotional weight most Pokemon simply cannot replicate
Its an ability you can only trigger if Numot has dealt combat damage to a player, and it only nets you two lands at a time
I think those are the types of cards people gravitate towards adding to their decks anyways and it makes sense to draw inspiration from real life
Youre either going up in power for its cost, or it has haste, and either way it has hexproof on your turn and gives it to you too
Its selective graveyard hate which, in my opinion, is the best kind of graveyard hate
Soulfire Grand Master is a card Im pretty lukewarm about right now