Mantine embodies the peaceful and graceful aspects of marine life, making it a compelling Pokmon for trainers interested in water-type Pokmon
In the late game, just make some extra life as you have more mana than you can harnessa lot of decks have acceleration for mana and then just sit on 10 or 12 mana for turn after turn with not much to do with it, and this gives you an option
In some cases, it can even be more powerful than the Moxes
If you drop my potential life total to three life, I would make entirely the other decision, not wanting to put myself at risk of a Rhino now or a Rhino tomorrow
Its very strong to cast Taigam, Master Opportunist, then follow it up with something like a Shock and a Preordain, and this card should see plenty of play in blue-based tempo decks
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