You might even be able to play politics with the card - as long as you've already digested a players' permanent, it's in their best interests to protect your dinosaur too
Events rarely move fast enough for this delay to cause any problems but the rise of COVID-19, also known as the novel coronavirus, happened so quickly that Wizards felt forced to address an unexpected situation
Players using the Amy Rose card will want to keep buffing her with Equipment to benefit the rest of the creatures they control
The Cloud, Midgar Mercenary card also doesnt really fit the narrative here, but it does have deliberate synergy with the Buster Sword, allowing you to search your deck for an equipment card, and his abilities also double-trigger (kind of like the Double Cut materia!)
It is therefore guaranteed authentic for the life of the item
(Counterspell itself would be too powerful by today's standards and has not been printed for many years)