Although we have yet to see any cards with the defender ability from Dragonstorm, its often added to wall-type creatures who have some amount of toughness but zero power, making them pesky blockers but hardly win conditions
Now that the set is finished, we need to come back in with a worldbuilding and story minded attitude and explain a bit more about whats going on in Purple Reign
Add Pridemalkin in place of Tuskguard Captain
Ideally, you also have Blood Artist or Zulaport Cutthroat in play, so that you dont run out of life from paying for the ability
S7D Price History: 5-Year Trajectory S7Ds appreciation has been slow and steady nothing like the Rayquaza-driven explosion of its sister set: Jul 2021 (launch) : 5,000 near MSRP, widely available Jan 2022 : 5,500 minimal movement in first 6 months Jul 2022 : 6,500 slow climb as Duraludon VMAX Alt Art gains niche recognition Jan 2023 : 7,500 Jul 2023 : 9,000 breaking the 10k ceiling approach Jan 2024 : 11,000 Jul 2024 : 13,500 Jan 2025 : 16,000 Apr 2026 : 18,000 current The 3.6 appreciation from launch is modest by Sword & Shield standards but respectable as a baseline
While they generally occupy their own kind of deck separate from the greater "roid" archetype, some "Speedroid" cards qualify for inclusion into the deck as much as any other Machine "roid" monster