In fact, out of the top 32 players in the tournament, a staggering 26 were rocking the same strategy - a Yugioh deck archetype known as Ishizu Tearlaments
ONLY the 18 reimagined cards mentioned above will have Grand Master Rare versions
I also count 31 cards that reward you for having counters in some way, such as Inexorable Tide and Rikku, Resourceful Guardian
However, a particular focus early in the game's lifespan includes many interactions with Counter Trap Cards (primarily through the Counter Fairy series), a design choice that is still carried over or encouraged in certain themes of the Type, such as "The Agent" and "Parshath", as well as some semi-generic support cards

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Drawing cards and getting a great artifact creature out of this is really cool