While its less true than it used to be (thanks to FIRE design, cards designed for Best of 1, and increased modality/card draw in general), its still a key part of gameplay and it feels like what this mechanic, and in particular, gifting a card, was designed around
In recent times, a new set of rules has emerged, adding a thrilling twist to the game: the Decayed rules
The combo starts by typically searching or sending "Water Enchantress of the Temple" to GY then using the effect of "Water Enchantress" to search "Rite of Aramesir", which culminates into searching or Summoning "Wandering Gryphon Rider", "Dracoback, the Rideable Dragon, or "Illegal Knight" to provide various disruption effects
Once youve completed all the challenges and feel comfortable with the rules and cards so far, you unlock new cards via reward pack boosters
If you do lean into self-mill, flashback cards do extra work like Dread Return and Wake the Dragon
There are no battle poses, no energy flying, no mid-evolution flash