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This gives you a lot more control over the course of other players turns than you may normally have and is a great card to use in conjunction with threaten effects (that's to say, cards that let you steal your opponent's cards until end of turn) like Act of Treason

Dragon Buster Destruction Sword X DARK Level 1 [ Dragon / TunerEffect ] ATK 400 DEF 300 You can target 1 "Buster Blader" you control

Honorable Mentions It wouldnt be fair to have the conversation about countering spells without mentioning some of the most format defining cards

Regeneration The final ex-evergreen mechanic introduced in Alpha only to phase out later was regeneration

Once you have the Salvage, you can just discard it and dredge it back, over and over, similar to how Swans of Bryn Argoll was used nearly a decade ago