Thankfully, Cranial Ram caught the ban early on, otherwise wed still be dealing with the insane red-black artifact deck that dominated the meta
Once the absolutely vital actions are taken care of, you can get on with the business of building your own board state, chipping away at clue totals, taking care of monsters etc
Since "Gimmick Puppet" is mainly comprised of DARK Machine monsters, this renders them vulnerable to common counters that other DARK, Graveyard-dependent Decks have (namely "Shadow-Imprisoning Mirror", "Bystial" monsters, "Abyss Dweller", "Necrovalley", "Macro Cosmos", "Dimension Shifter" etc.)
Wrap Up Deflecting Swat | Illustration by Greg Staples As you can see, target-changing spells come in a variety of mana values and colors, even though their effect is ultimately the same
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On the other hand, players prioritise playability to determine a card's usefulness in a deck