Despite its thematic name, waterbending feels like the sets only true bottom-up mechanic prioritizing gameplay over top-down, flavor-first considerations
Charizard ex, being a Fire type deck that's weak to Water, could see some reduced play as a result of this boost, but is otherwise largely unaffected by the Mythical Island expansion
Lets play, collect, and grow together
Importantly, they provide insurance against mana flood, and can thereby help increase the consistency of a deck
It is something that so many people have gotten into the game because of Arena and Ive seen them personally grow within my own community or the Gladiator community from someone who started off as I dont know what a creature is to now theyre playing in tournaments every single week