The fact that it needs only 3 Energy vs 4 Energy required for OP EX cards means that it can use the opponents attacks even before they are ready with theirs
Level Up 2.0 While Level Up itself never came back as a keyword in Standard sets, its spiritual successors are alive and well: Even the Class Enchantments from Adventures in the Forgotten Realms (2021) directly referenced the Dungeons & Dragons inspiration behind Level Up
Thats because many of the new bans and restrictions work in favor of many Fiend-type monsters
[EFFECT] Send the top 3 cards of your Deck to the GY, then, you can choose 1 Fusion or 1 Field Spell Card in your GY and add it to the hand, also, during this turn, monsters you control cannot attack except Wyrm monsters
Over half of the price of my build is tied up by Mana Crypt, Mox Opal, Teferis Protection, Prismatic Vista, and Arid Mesa
See below: IMG_20240402_14340319202560 407 KB On the sheet you can also see it has the additional protective layer (would you call it gloss?) as shown in the photo below if you look near the corner/edges