Double-sided versatility: Both sides are erasable, giving you twice the creative real estate
It's exactly the kind of resource management mechanic I'd expect from the slow-and-steady Sapphire Ink, but throws in some Ruby aggression to keep you from being on the back foot
Its still popular and flavorful these days, but weve also started seeing a little more of it used in new and interesting ways to fit the sets it appears in
The flavor wins make it onto the interesting sorceries and instants, including Reprieve, which is (almost) a two-mana white counterspell, and You Cannot Pass that can destroy blocked creatures
Players play and activate cards in order to gain the lore needed to propel them toward victory, challenge their opponents characters to slow their progress and use other abilities, usually by paying ink from their inkwell
Irida searched the deck for an item and a specific Pokmon, which allowed the deck to set up Baxcalibur, a card that is great for energy acceleration in Water-type decks
