For each year, I'm choosing the card I think is the most influential typal card design of the year
Below we rank the 13 Starter Decks based on how easy they are to understand and play, the relative value and playability of the cards in them, and how easy or difficult they are to upgrade into a competitive deck
Balthier and Fran Bartz and Boko Choco, Seeker of Paradise Cloud of Darkness Crystallized Serah Diamond Weapon Esper Terra Exdeath, Void Warlock Garnet, Princess of Alexandria Gladiolus Amicitia Ignis Scientia Jenova, Ancient Calamity Neo Exdeath, Dimension's End Omega, Heartless Evolution Quina, Qu Gourmet Ragnarok, Divine Deliverance Rinoa Heartilly Rydia, Summoner of Mist Sazh Katzroy Serah Farron Sin, Spira's Punishment Terra, Magical Adept The Earth Crystal The Wandering Minstrel Tifa Lockhart Torgal, A Fine Hound Vanille, Cheerful l'Cie Yuna, Hope of Spira
This means that not only does a player have immaculate mana fixing, but they can also stockpile their mana production between turns in the form of massive numbers of treasure tokens