Put two +1/+1 counters on this creature
To do that, we developed a workflow that asked concept artists and card artists to pull hallmark character designs from Yoshitaka Amanos original (and legendary) concept art, the original FFVI sprites, and the FFVI Pixel Remaster character portraits, to synthesize the most consistent elements of each characters design into something new. We also encouraged our artists to punch up finer details and explore elements where they thought they could push (fabric, patterns, textures, etc.) Then, we would meet with the Final Fantasy VI review team, and they would give us feedback on what core elements they wanted to preserve and what new elements they were excited about
Combo decks would flourish without these free counterspells, and they're also coincidentally good at protecting combos
Blizzaga mostly just offers a way to trigger Tellah, Great Sage or Ultros, Obnoxious Octopus
Samurais Katana Brazen Scourge base rate with an easier cost and substantial upside makes Samurai's Katana one of the best uncommons in the set