This results in an infinite mill engine, plus infinite death triggers if you happen to control a Blood Artist effect on board
Pros & Cons Protect from damage during shuffling Extremely durable and built for tournament play Fully opaque to help hide your cards A newer player on the market, Ultimate Guard has come out strong and remains a reliable contender in the game
The copy is created on the stack, so it's not "activated." Creating the copy won't cause abilities that trigger when a player activates an ability to trigger
This means that, not only can each utility artifact at your disposal be used to attack your foes, but they can also be used to block, taking opponents by surprise and becoming creatures at instant speed
Summon: Fat Chocobo is the exception, as it just puts tons of stats on the board, but most 3-5 mana threats arent really what this deck is looking for
While players have certainly found ways to make powerful decks - with some popular meta decks becoming mainstays in tournaments - the community generally finds ways to combat these and develop counter-strategies, without the need for any cards to be banned from play yet