His evaluations have starkly differed from mine on several cards, and while Ill always defer to him as a better and more accomplished player than I, its nevertheless fun for me to compare my rationales with his
He is certainly not unplayable, but stopping life gain is not that big an impact on the game, paying two life and two mana for an extra card is nowhere near as good as Underworld Connections, and that leaves us needing to consistently get the body to make him worth it
Lord Gaia the Fierce Knight X EARTH Level 7 [ Warrior / Effect ] ATK 2300 DEF 2100 If your opponent controls a monster and you control no monsters, you can Special Summon this card (from your hand)
The idea of typal for instants and sorceries is pretty compelling, too
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