One of the defining moments of the Weatherlight Saga (the name given to the initial overarching Magic storyline from Weatherlight up until the conclusion in Apocalypse ), is Barrin nuking Tolaria, the center of Urza's magical school and plot to stop Phyrexia, following the death of his family
Do not confuse Ultra Rare cards with Hyper Rares
The biggest problem most direct damage players face right now is that so many of the cards that dish out the damage cant be inked, and theres nothing worse than finding yourself with a handful of uninkable cards, slowly falling behind your opponent in the resource game
Of course, Pidgeot ex is a Stage 2 Pokmon, so it will take a bit longer than before to get this mechanic up and running, but its a working solution
Ill confess, though, that the thing which really sparked my interest in it was the printing of Aetherling, and especially the way it combines with Cavern of Souls