User blog comment:SpookedAgain/I made a deck or two/@comment-26069426-20150817135105/@comment-26069426-20150819131121

I'm sorry, Spooked, I should have pointed out:

Hate cards, like Balmung, are a part of the game. By using hate cards you improve your matchup against certain attributes. For example, Balmung improves your matchup against s.

In the anime, they make hate cards into this villainous thing. They're not. They make you stronger against a certain deck where you would be weaker. Think of it like: if you couldn't move a bookcase by yourself, so you use a furniture dolly to help you. It's working smarter, not harder.

In the end, it's your call. But never sacrifice the cards *you* want, so that you can appease other people. It's your deck, not theirs.