yugioh orica deck Akaba Reiji Rafael - Sanctuary of the

Its also in the running for my favorite piece of art in the set, by the by

You choose how many targets Ral, Leyline Prodigy's second loyalty ability has and how the damage is divided as you activate the ability

Just activating encore with no other creatures on board gives you access to three five-power flyers for the turn

The equipped monster cannot be destroyed by battle

They seem to have committed to just giving the elemental a few extra power and toughness or an impressive internal synergy between its two ETBs, a source of strength far easier to anticipate and (thus balance) than the exploitable peaks of older cards