shaymin pokemon card full art TCG Weakness Fire ×2 Resistance None None Retreat Cost Pokemon 2013 Shiny Collection Shaymin

The fact that the second card is so loosely restricted, and Force is so universal (and technically hard-castable) makes it playable in any fair blue deck, and so gives a large portion of the format the necessary panic button to discourage super-aggressive combo

It can steal people's faces and swap between them in the blink of an eye - literally

While most of the chocobo cards are green rather than blue, there is notably a chocobo MTG commander - Choco, Seeker of Paradise - in the Bant color identity

Vaultborn Tyrant Vaultborn Tyrant is an excellent payoff for ramping, especially in Standard with the plot mechanic

Pernicious Deed ain't going anywhere

For two mana, you can force an opponent to mill ten precious cards (or at least burn an MTG counter spell to prevent this)