It also features many cards that strengthen Land of Wanoand ODYSSEY type cards
It's cool to see Magic: The Gathering continuing this trend of using the number seven in its mechanics for Final Fantasy 7 characters, as it's a solid nod to the precedent set by the original game
You can only use each effect of "Mask of Hearthflame" once per turn
In a format that has seen turn 2 wins, resilient locks, and ultra-powerful attacks, this is what the best decks tend to look like: a bunch of solid cards together, with some disruption to slow down the opponent, even if it doesnt prevent them from playing
The format is fairly degenerate, however, and so it can be hard to find your footing
He's a phenomenal sacrifice outlet, has discard synergy, proliferates on demand, distributes -1/-1 counters and therefore acts as removal, and even has protection from Humans as a built-in safety valve from the most popular creature type in Magic.