And, I know Im not alone
Torpor Orb | Illustration by Svetlin Velinov Stax cards impede your opponents development through various means , such as forcing them to sacrifice permanents, taxing them, making cards enter tapped, and simply having the text players/opponents cannot do X. Many players believe the term comes from Smokestack, a key card of the original stax list, and to some extent that's true
In emergencies, the player might even end the turn to exile a removal spell or other instant-speed effects that they cannot counter otherwise
If this card is Summoned: You can place 1 of your "Advanced Crystal Beast" monsters that is banished, or in your hand, Deck, or GY, face-up in your Spell & Trap Zone as a Continuous Spell
and I never set out to tutor for them, but instead have them as a combo I may naturally draw into or need to consider should things go awry
Special booster boxes or collectors editions sometimes guarantee a certain number of holographic cards , increasing your chances of finding that golden gem