Can you imagine bringing color monte out at a magic convention
In theory, this would make Null Monsters incredibly broken- Xyz, Synchro, and the occasional Fusion Summon would become far too easy to pull off
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This makes bounce spells incredibly bad against mutations compared to bouncing a creature with a bunch of auras where they normally just all go away
As mentioned with the main protagonists, there is no equivalent in a universal mascot for Magic, leaving it to feel quite bare in the grand scheme of things as fans do not really have a character to get behind as a collective
Having a spike in popularity is huge for a card like this, as its an iconic tech that I even had the chance to use over the past 10 years