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Other times, not so much

Kediss is a creature that will hang back in combat due to its poor stats, but its effect is what makes it so useful, especially since you can always have access to it in the command zone.

Lorcana players will have already spotted the ability Ancestral Legacy on this Moana Curious Explorer card: You can ink cards from your discard. This will be a great benefit for Sapphire as they can maintain hand size while inking from their discard

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Merry, Esquire of Rohan is also pushing the boundaries of what a two drop can accomplish, giving card draw for attacking with more than one Legend, and some trinket text that grants him more survivability in equipment decks

In other words, this creature serves as your ace in the hole when you're dealing with an opponent who has a ton of removal