In those days, virtually every major tournament was won by Charizard ex, and nothing could put a stop to it except for a bad matchup into the new (at the time) BDIF, Regidrago VSTAR
My personal experience is that people dont play around and experiment with a bunch of different kinds of decks, but rather just stick with the top tier meta decks
If this card is destroyed while it is in a Monster Card Zone, you can place it face-up in your Spell & Trap Card Zone as a Continuous Spell Card, instead of sending it to the Graveyard.Graveyard
Balefire Liege, Blinking Spirit, Tradewind Rider, Spirit of the Night, Spirit of the Hearth, Azorius Herald, Bloodghast, Nether Shadow, Nether Spirit, Nether Traitor, Krovikan Horror, Celestial Crusader, all of the Spirit avatars like Demigod of Revenge, Primordial Sage, Dimir Infiltrator, the muse cycle like Windborn Muse and Seedborn Muse, Eternal Dragon, Ghost Council of Orzhova, Guardian of the Guildpact, Swans of Bryn Argoll, Wall of Reverence, Karmic Guide, Midnight Banshee, the Phantom creatures like Phantom Centaur and Phantom Nishoba, the Rusalkas, the Eidolons, both Spirit Guides, Sovereigns of Lost Alara, Spectral Lynx, and, of course, Will-o'-the-Wisp
A party! Casting Cost: RW
It's a card I'm absolutely on the look out for right now