At many points during the design process, we asked ourselves how we could get more mechanics into the set
While overall look and feel is quite comparable to Katana (with the noticeable difference being a bit of extra sleeve at the top of your cards), Dragon Shield retains its excellent shuffle feel a little longer than Katana does, so at the end of the day we prefer this well known card sleeve just a hair over Katana
Rayquaza EX doesn't have an Ability but it does have two moves, the first move is called Celestial Roar and for one colorless energy card you may discard the top 3 cards of your deck and attach any energy cards from those three cards to Rayquaza EX
The combination of buffing your team and untapping them gives you a powerful offensive and defensive front in one card
Thats why, long before the player and protagonist Tidus learn the truth, theres a feeling of malaise about the whole thing
For more land-light decks like Storm and Izzet Tempo/Spells strategies, having your spells double as mana sources in a pinch is extremely potent