User blog comment:Sol Kage/My Spear is the Spear that shall pierce the heavens!/@comment-1755882-20140123044436/@comment-1755882-20140123152822

...Tyrant, that isn't how card advantage works. Regardless of whether you can replace it or not, the Attack/Spell still got rid of Medusa, and to replace it you have to use more cards than you would've otherwise. In fact, by your logic, removal should be decent at best in card games. But its not. Consistently throughout most card games, removal remains a very powerful tool.

Also, Tyrant, your tests have been against yourself, correct? You already have a bias that Medusa is good, and therefore would prioritize Medusa's death when playing against it. It also bears pointing out that the lack of a Drive Check ALSO means you are far less likely to hit a 2nd Medusa, since you only have a natural +1 per turn to your hand instead of a natural +2/3. In Vanguard, on average, you would see about half your deck on average, and therefore half of your copies of an individual card. Buddyfight is shorter, and you go through much less of the deck in a turn cycle (you and your opponent's turn). That, plus running only 2 like in your deck means it wouldn't be unlikely to not see Medusa at all. Even with Medusa maxed out, it wouldn't be surprising if you only saw 1 Medusa in the average game.