


Perhaps it was out of acceptance that at some point in time, a strategy displaying this level of consistency would disrupt the format’s drive to maintain a balance between skill & luck - comprising the fundamentals of gameplay for all TCGs. If anything, what I was regretful of was that I hadn’t capitalized more on the opportunity to play this deck to a greater extent, which obviously had quite the dominant showing in all tiers of competitive play, particularly during the last few weeks of its life cycle where more proficient hands decided to sleeve it up. Personally, that was the first time that a banning which directly affected one of the core decks I pilot, where I felt little to no remorse for.

I’ll have you relish that memory of quietly smirking in delight when you first saw that news - for as long as you can, at least.
