Talk:Fighting Dragon Emperor, Demongodol Ark/@comment-4167259-20150508233849/@comment-1755882-20150508235630

Well, as the original guy who made a splash in the competitive scene with Godol Ark, I have to weigh in.

First off, while your points are decent, you are missing the biggest thing that keeps Godol Ark unique: the Spell support. Battle Spirit Unite, MAJI Demon Slay, and Demon Slay Barrier. These cards and the unique tricks they bring are the reason why Godol Ark isn't completely relevant in this format.

The problem is, while Ragings' support doesn't cover the same niches, it still far surpasses Godol's. You trade the worst draw engine in the game for the best draw engine. You get some of the best counter removal in the game. You get a spell negate. You get not only the ability to get rid of items and spells, but the card that does this also dodges spell negates, as does your secondary attack negate.

Oh, but there's more. For one, while being Size 3 restricts your damage output...the fact that it lets you avoid Goodbyes and Death Grips is well worth the trade, and that's not even going into the far lower costs, AND the higher Defense.

This is exactly why the Medrogiras point isn't really a valid one. With higher Defense you have to refresh soul less, and Raging Spirits can still do that for a LOWER overall cost by just calling a new Raging Spirit.