V and VMAX: As with the other sets in the Sword & Shield era, the V and VMAX mechanic will continue
Its main burn effect is also incredibly bad considering it takes three level 10 monsters and Polymerization to summon it, when Superdreadnaught Rail Cannon Gustav Max takes only two level 10 monsters, doesn't need a Fusion Spell, and has a more consistent damaging effect
Those cards are "much harder to find," Hendricks said
Olivia Voldaren | Art by Eric Deschamps If you cast a turn-four Bloodline Keeper and your opponent doesn't have a way to deal with it, you're almost certainly going to win
That's strong (if it ever happens), but not exactly game-winning enough to be worth the trouble of filling a deck with a bunch of 2-mana 3/1s
Thats not an excuse not to have a $40 card in a premium set that needs to justify its existence. Cavern isnt the only financial miss, either