There are only three Equipment cards in the original list, and while none of them are going anywhere, I dont see them as a deeply necessary component of the battle plan
Most of your average Evasive characters have a lower Strength stat, so without boosting their Strength somehow (Amethyst using Merlin - Crab on an Evasive character in the same color), you'll be scrambling to get him off the field
A majority of cards are, as expected, falling from their prerelease premiums, but a few have managed to see a price hike after prerelease weekend thanks to some initial constructed success
But its not like white and black are lacking for removal or ways to push through combat damage
While not an overpowered card by any means, you can still get plenty of gameplay potential out of this card while putting just the right amount of pressure on your opponents in the meantime
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