I use them too. I get them cheap at Chinese supermarkets. They're a little off-size though, as you noted, which isn't good.
The protection they provide, however, is unsurpassed.
Meowth wrote:
You mean instead of it saying "This card cannot be blocked except by black creatures and by artifact creatures" they reduced it to a single keyword of Fear (Intimidate)? They introduced 'Mythic Rare' cards which are retardedly OP and can make the game play incredibly fast. But the only thing that has really changed is how the stack works so you can no longer do stupid stuff that should never have been possible to begin with.
Did they change the LIFO rule? That sounds just like dumbing down the fast effect metagame, tbh.
"Fear" etc is lame homogenization. Mythic Rare / Ultra Rare crap etc is just a way of making people burn through huge wads of cash on boosters and favoring the hardest of core. Elder Dragon Legends were cool and rare but not that powerful. I don't like these superpowerful creatures in the latest expansions. Just seems lame.
The way the game was balanced in Mirage/Ice Age/Invasion was how it ought to be. A lot of good, solid Uncommon cards, with strong fast effects and small creatures. Encourages creativity and dynamic, casual play.