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The first subset of Cat monsters is designed after members of the -Eyes Dragon series from the first six main anime series and the concept of Schrdinger's Cat, used by Kit Schrdinger

Hired Claw's activated ability cares whether an opponent lost life this turn, not how their life total changed

Dealing direct damage to battles to bring the Phoenix back could be superior as flipping battles actually progresses your board state in many cases whereas dealing direct life point damage with spells does not

Furthermore, it can also add a level 4 or lower Mermail monster from the deck to the hand when it is special summoned, making it one of the best consistency cards that Aqua-type monsters have to offer

Given how rarely they appear Ill likely pick up other cards before

Well, those are all fair points based on conventional cEDH wisdom