Since the introduction of Link Monsters and Extra Monster Zones, card placement plays a slightly more prominent role in duels as more cards are designed with effects based on Link Arrows and columns
Being in green was a bit more flavorful (it let us make it a Crossbreed Lab creatureand yes, we forgot the watermark) and would allow more options to sneak in the five-color color identity
Theres the option to throw in some flavorful self-mill sagas like Tymaret Calls the Dead, The Binding of the Titans or Death in Heaven and then scoop your gods out with type-sensitive mass reanimation from Patriarchs Bidding, Haunting Voyage, Replenish, Resurgent Belief or Primevals Glorious Rebirth
All three cards were beautifully illustrated by Miki Kudo who depicts the Generation 1 Fire starters in a simple, calming pastel style, one where Charmander goes from the bottom of a craggy ravine to coasting the skyline far above
Still, I wanted to shout it out
Plus, I drop her all of the time and exile a tapped target out of nowhere