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Still, its not the worst card to play, and itll make the cut in some dedicated villain decks
The list of playable, competitive cards that successfully stop cascade triggers from resolving is pretty small
The important thing have in common is the trait I hold most important when evaluating this card type: they have an alternative use case that makes them impactful even when youre not in a good spot to be buffing your own creatures
Bench space can be a problem with this deck, so you should only put down what is really necessary, and only use Azelf if one of your Level Xs are prized
For example, copying the second half of Dusk // Dawn doesn't get you any extra creatures back - they're already in your hand