Cool Card Design of the Day 8/15/2011 - Today's card is a sort of Lich meets Necropotence
The more such cards you play the weaker you become to red decks and some other aggressive plans
Its ability to increase a Stage 1 Pokemon's HP by 30 can deny opponents of valuable KOs, making it a valuable inclusion in Stage 1 decks
The former is a Quick-Play Spell which can stop an opponent's Extra Deck summoning cold, while the latter is responsible for many Spell/Trap recycling effects and is still Forbidden to this day
But white is still the poster child of removal: Wrath of God, Path to Exile, Swords to Plowshares, Banishing Light, Return to Dust and Austere Command all get regular play across formats
These days, they see virtually no play since the triomes exist, but theyve done a lot of work and were great in Standard