Some decks thrive on having an engine feeding them cards all the time, especially at the opening stages of the game
This means Aerodactyl ex can deal 120 damage to an opponent for two Energy, rather than 80
[10] Main Phase 1 : The turn player may perform any of the following actions: [10] Normal or Tribute Summon a monster in face-up Attack Position (the monster is placed face-up on the field, oriented vertically), or Normal or Tribute Set a monster in face-down Defense Position (the monster is placed face-down on the field, oriented horizontally)
If you are playing against a counterspell-heavy control deck, Cathartic Reunion gets worse, and you can consider siding it out
When a single card turns a stable board into more resourcescards, tempo, or bothplayers buy playsets fast
Curcio also wrote Heist and High, describing his experience while incarcerated