Mischief of the Yokai Type Trap Card TCG Date 2010-11-06 OCG Date 2011-09-17 Card Text Each face-up monster on the field loses 2 Levels, until the End Phase
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At the start of Main Phase 1, you can apply 1 of the following effects until the end of your turn: Neither player can activate card effects in the GY, Neither player can banish from the GY, or Neither player can Special Summon from the GYs. Two of these options shut down Dracotail effectively, as they want to activate their Dracotail Main Deck monster effects from the GY and Special Summon from the GY with Secreterion Dragon , Dracotail Arthalion , and Dragon Tail Gulamel
While theyre fairly powerful, its their effect on perceived barrier-to-entry that really posed a problem because casual players watching Commander games in passing could reasonably assume that they needed hundreds (now thousands) of dollars in Power-9 mana as table stakes, just to join the format
Its also one of the most popular Boros commanders