Placing 5 Dragons in GY isn't difficult if you can use the Valley and the Mausoleum, so you can hit 5,000 RBI from the beginning of the game
Light and Shadow is a way to recur your more important creatures from the graveyard
Here time counters are seen on Suspended cards, Vanishing cards, and as a generic counter for cards like The War DoctorThe War Doctor, Rotating FireplaceRotating Fireplace, and Trenzalore ClocktowerTrenzalore Clocktower
Its inclusion in newer games like Pokmon Sword and Shield, via the Isle of Armor expansion, demonstrates its enduring appeal and the franchise's commitment to maintaining a diverse roster that includes both new and familiar faces
Its the biggest, purest mass pump effect in the game with a myriad of meaningful keywords that can position you to gain swaths of life
But the hit-per-pack ratio in JPN is higher on average, so the box-level hit density ends up comparable when you normalize for total cards