This pretty much puts a blanket ban on all of your opponents monster effects, which is incredibly difficult to out
Unfortunately, this also means that blues methods for mana ramp really arent all that well defined, resulting in a very limited pool of cards to choose from without adding other colors, many of which are also mechanically unique
Offering an incredible damage-doubling ability, Lightning can quickly spiral out of control, especially when given Double Strike
Surging Sparks Rundown As I said before, I don't think this set is that good, however, I am notorious for underrating new cards before they prove themselves in tournaments
You don't get to immediately change the board state, and it's most likely turn four, a point where both you and your opponent have already invested in whatever your cards in hand could have done