Having the option to perfectly defend a combo enabled Whelming Gustwave (Red) with just a single 3 defense value card knowing there is absolutely no way for them to buff it with Ancestral Empowerment, Lunging Press or Razor Reflex is a very nice feeling to have
First printed in Future Sight , its most recent reprint was in Double Masters
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It premiered in a limited release at Origins Game Fair in 1993, with a general release that August
