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Unlike symmetrical damage doublers that affect all players, Lightning's targeted approach creates advantages for the player while adequately giving the core concept of FF13's stagger mechanic

Sure, getting access to your spell for a turn isnt as good as returning it to your hand, but Scholar is also a red card, which means it can be played in the likes of Kuldotha Burn

Therefore, there isnt much to gauge its current power level from

Playing a character with Bodyguard allows you to divert your opponents focus from these weaker characters so they can quest for longer and generate more Lore

Defiant Strike is best cast after blockers are declared so you can pump your creature and possibly destroy the blocking creature while also being able to draw a card