Its pretty common to lead with a Thoughtseize and crack a fetch, which makes it easy to flip Cecil quickly in the early turns
We built some general rules, but in the end, it was mostly on a card-by-card, moment-by-moment basis. Though the Zack Fair card isnt a competitive powerhouse, its one of the sets most elegant pieces of storytelling through mechanics
As a character in the series he actually predates summoning as a mechanic, appearing in the original game as a quest-giver
This kit includes two decks that are perfectly tuned for the beginner player
There are plenty of ways to make great use out of a card like Jumbo Cactuar, so long as an opponent doesn't immediately take it out of the game, and even then, it's a great way to reduce the amount of counterpla y at their disposal