The company plans to move to a half and half model where 50% of its sets follow its own original IP and 50% are collaborations with other franchises
If you want to open packs for fun, play draft or sealed, build a collection over time, or just enjoy the experience of cracking packs and seeing what you get, play boosters are designed for exactly that
Replace any vanilla cards with no effects for those with effects, or with better stats
Kefka's abilities make him just as deliciously diabolical in play on the board as he is in Final Fantasy VI , able to force players to discard cards all while allowing you to draw an equal amount, quickly getting enough mana to transform him into Kefka, Ruler of Ruin, getting ever closer to your win condition
And the answer to that is, shockingly, yes it is
Ignoring Ifrit completely makes it effectively to deal 6, rummage twice, and add (in stages)