Here's one other bit of flavor: you'll notice on the XIV weapons, the Equipment cards have ability words
For example, if an opponent loses 1 life and then gains 2 life in the same turn, you can cast a spell for its spectacle cost that turn
For example, if you control The Ozolith ("Whenever a creature you control leaves the battlefield, if it had counters on it, put those counters on The Ozolith.") when Zack Fair's last ability resolves, you'll put the appropriate number of each kind of counter onto both The Ozolith and the target creature
Dont get me wrong, Balthier and Fran is quite strong, but there are so few vehicles in Final Fantasy that you can play in a red/green deck that this just feels incredibly out of place
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