For example, a 1/1 Llanowar Elves isnt meant to be a fearsome attacker, but a resource to enable your overall game plan
In fact, a lot of the unique Plunder Patroll effects come in the form of their supporting Spell or Trap Cards, wherein some give additional ATK (Emblem of the Plunder Patroll), boost ATK based on Plunder Patroll cards on the Spell/Trap Zone (Plunder Patroll Shipyarrrd), a free fusion (Plunder Patroll Shipshape Ships Shipping), and even a nifty draw-shuffle (Plunder Patroll Parrrty)
Whether its creatures like Cass, Hand of Vengeance or other auras like Mantle of the Ancients, this deck has ways of avoiding getting completely blown out by one removal spell
With more than 27,000 legal cards in the format, skilled players sift carefully through the options, balancing budget, reliability, and strategy
For Dark monsters, Mystic Tomato, Don Zaloog, and Spirit Reaper all still saw use as holdovers from the era of Hand Control