Adding board pressure lets you kill your opponents fast enough to make use of those resources and overwhelm them, or you can outvalue your opponents with the built-in flicker synergy
5 Bahamut Shark Cheats Out Other XYZ Monsters First Printing: Abyss Rising Summoning monsters from the extra deck can be a chore if the opponent is constantly interrupting plays with handtraps and negates, and this can make it incredibly difficult to set up a proper board to have a chance at winning
These days, there are too many ways to destroy a card without even flipping it face up, making these monsters much less powerful
However, this quiet life is threatened by the arrival of the ominous Great Night Owl and the disastrous Elemental Beasts
There were months where I only churned out one or two alters, but there were also weeks where I was pushing out a new card every day
Takes longer to properly sleeve