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Youre certainly hoping to cast this for 8, which unleashes a ton of removal/card draw with the right setup

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It also fits what merfolk decks try to do, a mix of aggression and disruption, and you can get the most out of your islandwalk-granting merfolk like Lord of Atlantis this way

its Attribute becomes DARK until the end of this turn

When this card inflicts Battle Damage to your opponent by a direct attack with this effect, at the end of the Battle Phase, remove it from play until your next Standby Phase

It was even banned in 2006 and wasn't unrestricted until 2013