Maleficent, Monstrous Dragon has a resource cost of 9, attack power of 7 and a defense rating of 5
In general, I just dont want cards that are so overtly reactive in this format
Why not shuffle all of the lands and then deal them out to each player until they have the same number of untapped lands
The filigree style burnished copper tones really convey that sense of special , and few card treatments since have come close
With this restriction the deck now has to dig much harder to find their namesake, and while more recently the archetype has shifted to using the Galaxy engine for its acceleration and expanding its top end to include more Red threats like Dinomon, its far more reasonable to interact with than the pure MirageGaogamon version
When playing casually, it gives you a chance to hone your skills with starter decks or custom-built creations