Against Nami, this creates a real counter-drain problem: she has to spend hand cards countering 3000-power to 4000-power characters across multiple attacks per turn just to avoid taking Life damage on Buggy's turn, none of which touches her own Leader draw since that only checks Life removal on her turn
The problem was that the Freebooter couldn't hit creatures, but that didn't prevent it from being massively playable
Before we get into it, lets summarize
You have to go all the way with it
draw unlimited cards, and then box the other players out of the game
After the Japanese version of this set, Terastal Festival, sold so well and showcased jaw-dropping artwork for many different cards, the English release became even more sought after