These were based on the Rouen pattern, but unlike the traditional French cards, they dropped the names on the court cards
The source of the damage is the equipped creature, not Sunfire Torch
Black A Tonberry stabbing from the dark, or an evil paladin hell-bent on destroying the world, the villains of Final Fantasy are often more famous than the heroes
If spending dozens of life points for dozens of cards wasn't warping enough, a player seeking to artificially draw value from an effect like "Pay 7 life: Draw seven cards" only needs to play cards worthy of being drawn
WotC took out the entire top of the metagame by banning Vivi Orniter, Profits Eidetic Memory, and Screaming Nemesis
Its probably in the neighborhood of three times per match, so that gives them a lot of chances to "peel" out of it