The idea was that even though players had way more life than in regular games, three hits from one of these dragons should be enough to defeat any player
The trick here is getting Hydreigon on the field ASAP
Later on, however, this can choke manabases in a big way, forcing players to rely on their mana rocks and mana dorks to play their spells instead of their lands
I've got this
In fact, in creating new cards, Kelman says today, the teams responsible for story continuity and the universes timeline (including a Loremaster) interact with the team that does game mechanics, to make sure that a cards capabilities are in keeping with the overall world of the game
It is certainly an entertaining card and there are some cool interactions that are currently played, such as the Dress Down combo which annuls Deaths Shadows ability and makes him a straight up 13/13