If there are any Zombies on the field, it gives the added bonus of exiling those in the process
But once you start reading cards that way, you make fewer mistakes and you catch more lines
I dont see too many situations in which the X ability gets activated, because you want to keep the static abilities of first strike and cheaper equips alive
This set features a design inspired by the "flames" of the three brothers: Ace, Sabo, and Luffy
Notable card types are Shiko and Narset, Unified and Archmage Emeritus are a big part as they add both value and power, rewarding clever sequencing and strategic play
In addition to forcing each player to skip their discard phase, Anvil of Bagardan grants each player an additional draw at the beginning of their draw phase, but then they must choose and discard a card from their hand, offering those playing with graveyard shenanigans the free discard outlet they would have gotten at the end of the turn but now just at the beginning, meaning they could take advantage of it during their respective turns