This deck has a few cards with abilities that work when your characters are challenged
"Not like yours," said the boy, eyeing the green-edged blade strapped to Chishiro's backthe weapon that was the crystallized focus of his bond with his kami
Since they're focused on the late game instead of the early game, control decks might not have as many cheap plays as other decks, and therefore cannot operate if they miss their land drops
Of course, the dream is to discard cards like Hazoret the Fervent, and I would expect to see Zetalpa, Primal Dawn in most Cubes trying to make this one work
In addition, Tymna brings white mana to the deck, allowing for the inclusion of more powerful combos
And, once the Rat deck got 4 Rats in play, it threatened an imminent lethal strike