It was during the pandemic era that I discovered MTG in my role as a producer for Kotaku Australia , for full transparency and Id scarcely had an excuse to check out the physical version of MTG since
The best tactic, in this case, is to hit with a 30 damage attack, forcing your opponent to put down three counters and then use Tyranitar on the next turn
Also, the upcoming shortages also mean that many stores won't likely be any significant Pokmon TCG products in stores until the launch of Journey Together in March
If that didnt already make Giant Soldier of Stone cool in the minds of Yu-Gi-Oh players everywhere, theres also the fact that its ATK value is pretty high for a card with a level-3 rating
it also references hanami, the annual viewings of cherry blossoms in bloom which are a cultural touchstone of Japan
All of these differences dont mean anything to the mechanics of the game