Monument to Endurance says Whenever you discard a card, choose one that hasnt been chosen this turn Draw a card Create a Treasure Token Each opponent loses 3 life. Combine this with the several discard and draw effects, or draw and discard effects, and we have an engine that will keep our hand size healthy, generate treasure for mana, and deal damage to our opponents
If an opponent only has two prizes, players use Briar to "lock in" a win and then finish things off using Charizard ex
(Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic
These are a great way to get a newbie into MTG without taking them through the process of deck-building, and while the decks aren't often overpowered, they're competitive enough to get someone used to the game and how to play
Obviously, its not a reason to stop using trading cards