This Ability prevents the opponent from taking multiple Knock Outs in one turn by placing damage counters on low-HP Pokmon with attacks like Dragapult exs Phantom Dive or with Abilities like Mega Excadrill ex In the Limelight Mega Excadrill ex has access to all of the components required to undermine the top-performing decks
Combust cannot be countered, but if it is on the stack when Sundial of the Infinites ability resolves, it will be exiled, which isnt countering
This was the first time the mechanic was used in an Alchemy release on Arena, and it can have no equivalent in paper given that physical cards only have two sides, not six
For now, its a pass
A lot of cards like this hit all players, but this example spares the self burn, which makes it infinitely better
Using Luffy's ability, powerful cards can be used more often and with less risk, maintaining his momentum throughout the game