(6/6/2025) One card in each pair of meld cards has an ability that instructs you to exile the two cards and meld them
Its a brilliant little twist that adds an extra layer of strategy, and directly adapts one of Final Fantasys major mechanics
That's Disenchant in a nutshell: it can kill virtually every problem card in virtually every format except creatures
Final Showdown Final Showdown is more expensive than a normal board wipe, but, as seems to be the case for many of these modal cards, the extra cost is well worth it
Granted, Im in the camp that thinks WotCs desire to break away from the lore of Dominaria is kind of really stupid, but functional reprints are always fine in my book, and they typically make for sweet cube inclusions since they usually offer effects that you WANT to be redundant
Akiri adds a lot of value to Clouds deck since he will be constantly stimulating equipped creatures to attack opponents, so youll get a card draw from every opponent you attack with an equipped creature the damage doesnt even have to connect