Dillon Deveny, the Principal Narrative Game Designer and Narrative Lead for the Final Fantasy set was quoted as saying, Our core approach to Final Fantasy VII was to capture the original PS1 games narrative while using Final Fantasy VII Remake and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth s modern aesthetics to push the fidelity of each character design, story moment, and memorable location to the next level
Realistically, this might have something to do with its first ability, since its obviously one hell of a downside
Commander storm decks also use Birgi, sometimes as a commander
Counters shenanigans with cards like Contractual Safeguard and Resourceful Defense are kind of the thing you want to do with an Athreos, Shroud-Veiled deck, and that sounds fun, but it also sounds like third place at the EDH table
When Bill the Pony enters the battlefield, it and Samwise trigger
The Final Fantasy 16 villain blights any land on the board every time it attacks, removing abilities and making it colorless