This is one of those cards that didn't seem broken initially, but over time, it became more viable until it got banned in 2008
Decks built around this Sakazuki card are remarkably stable to a point where they have begun to have an overcentralizing effect on the metagame
Since it gets stronger with each land drop we hit, the later we play this the better, but there is a danger in waiting a few turns to draw extra value out of it
Heavily Played (HP) copies of this card start at $600, setting an impressive benchmark for cleaner copies to adhere to
C Common Flame Swordsman X FIRE Level 5 [ WarriorFusion ] ATK 1800 DEF 1600 "Flame Manipulator" + "Masaki the Legendary Swordsman" C Common Thousand Dragon X WIND Level 7 [ DragonFusion ] ATK 2400 DEF 2000 "Time Wizard" + "Baby Dragon" C Common Alligator's Sword Dragon X WIND Level 5 [ DragonFusionEffect ] ATK 1700 DEF 1500 "Baby Dragon" + "Alligator's Sword" This card can attack your opponent directly if the only face-up monsters they control are EARTH, WATER, or FIRE
Faithless Looting Often argued as Reds premier card draw in Magic: The Gathering, Faithless Looting has found its way into tons of decks on a consistent basis