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The Swiss Army knife nature of Deathrite Shaman is appealing, as is its defensive body and the incidental graveyard hate it provides, but it was always the mana generation ability that pushed this card over the top

That does not mean it needs a ban since its rarely played, but when it comes to playing against it, oh boy does this card feel wrong

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Status Buff: CXyz Barian Hope starts with 0/0 ATK/DEF, but gains 1000 ATK for every Xyz material attached to it

This allows you to loop through Magical Hats each turn if your opponent doesnt have any removal available

I was 50/50 on if this card was going to be in the deck as punishing yourself for getting the triggers off Valgavoth mechanical is a little weird