You can get some value out of its triggered ability at first, but players will have more chump blockers to throw in front of Glissa later in the game, if not other creatures with first strike
Some rise well above the rest
As the tournament unfolds, it will be exciting to see which of these off-meta strategies can turn heads and make a deep run
Cards like Tranquil Expanse replace Fortified Village and multi-faceted threats are replaced with less flexible, more easily accessible alternatives
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER (Limit Break) Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER leads the red-green-white Limit Break deck that focusses on equipping weapons, raising your stats past 7 power. Thematically, it ties well into Final Fantasy 7 and its Limit Break system, with the deck allowing you to buff your creatures with equipped weapons, and then gain certain abilities based on this power
I'm intending to treat it as a sidegrade since it has more aggressive stats, but is more color intensive