yugioh mystic swordsman deck LV (SD5-EN013) [Structure Deck: Warrior's Triumph] – Pokemon Plug Mint / near mint condition trading card YuGiOh » Mystic Swordsman Lv2

I think I was, like, 21st or 22nd

While theyre fairly powerful, its their effect on perceived barrier-to-entry that really posed a problem because casual players watching Commander games in passing could reasonably assume that they needed hundreds (now thousands) of dollars in Power-9 mana as table stakes, just to join the format

Grenosaurus X FIRE Rank 3 [ Dinosaur / XyzEffect ] ATK 2000 DEF 1900 2 Level 3 monsters When this card destroys an opponent's monster by battle and sends it to the Graveyard: You can detach 1 Xyz Material from this card

The reason for this is simple: in Modern, Turn 4 is the late-game