While time sometimes offers the chance for cards to rebound after the initial dip, ex-cards are extremely common and don't offer much in terms of appreciation in the long term
The +1 loyalty ability can get you a bunch of mana depending on how wide youve already gone, while the 0-loyalty ability pumps out hasty Satyrs
Spider Spawning just doesn't suffer from these problems in the same way that a card like (the admittedly bonkers) Olivia Voldaren does
Its kind of skill testing and rewards precision, just like the ninja at the head of the deck, so its fun to play
While Gardevoir ex is staying the format, the deck's draw engine, Kirlia, is lost in rotation, making it hard to justify playing this deck after March 2025
Theres representation for pretty much all of the major characters in the Lord of the Rings saga here, even some that are already present in mono coloured form such as Aragorn, Bilbo, Frodo, Gimli, Legolas, Merry, Pippin and Samwise