It's dealt simultaneously, and lingers between turns, so it's often not worth wasting valuable questing time on an even trade
It was also confirmed by the game devs that you don't need to name the card's subtitle
(Some abilities can also target unexerted cards.) But not using them has less of a direct benefit - you dont need to defend your life points, as in MTG or Yu-Gi-Oh!, so leaving cards upright is typically only worthwhile if theyre likely to be challenged by your opponent and you need them for a future turn
And savvy players who've read Andrew's Final Fantasy Limited Set Review will even see it coming in your FF prerelease event this weekend
Even buyers still deciding their main ink pair felt safe grabbing him because he clearly does something proactive on board

Abigale, Eloquent First-Year Abigale, Poet Laureate Aegis Sculptor Ambrosia Whiteheart Aven Interrupter Balmor, Battlemage Captain Bartz and Boko Black Chocobo Blacksnag Buzzard Buzzard-Wasp Colony Cat-Owl Choco, Seeker of Paradise City Pigeon Clinquant Skymage Coveted Falcon Crow of Dark Tidings Curious Farm Animals Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest Dreadwing Scavenger East Wind Avatar Elemental Mascot Empyrean Eagle Encouraging Aviator Featherbrained Filcher Finch Formation Hardened Academic Harrier Strix Healer's Hawk High-Flying Ace Iguana Parrot Jackdaw Savior Kastral, the Windcrested Kishla Skimmer Knightfisher Koya, Death from Above Kykar, Zephyr Awakener Lifecreed Duo Lotusguard Disciple Maha, Its Feathers Night Messenger Hawk Miner's Guidewing Mockingbird Monastery Messenger Moseo, Vein's New Dean Ostrich-Horse Otter-Penguin Owlin Historian Pet Avengers Pileated Provisioner Plumecreed Escort Plumecreed Mentor Raven Eagle Raven of Fell Omens Resilient Roadrunner Salvation Swan Sazh's Chocobo Seedpod Squire Shrike Force Sinkhole Surveyor Skycoach Conductor Skyskipper Duo Slickshot Show-Off Spellbook Seeker Sterling Supplier Stirring Hopesinger Strix Lookout Summon: Choco/Mog Summon: Fat Chocobo Sunbird Effigy Swiftwing Assailant Tempest Hawk The Goose Mother
