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Part reference to Enemy Controller, another card employed by Kaiba during his Battle City duel against Yugi, and part archetypal enabler that fetches relevant Spells and Traps from the deck, while enabling LIGHT Machine monsters to be special summoned
Alternate art and rainbow variations also exist
I would be willing to bet that 2013 marks a turning point in cube for when the importance of tempo suddenly started to increase
Conversely, hitting it in our main might ramp opponents into something like Bloodbraid Elf, and firing off Path in upkeep doesn't give opponents the chance to draw their last basic
That said, it has some great use cases that make it a solid option still