Black Luster Soldier, Envoy of the Beginning was too powerful for the time
Let me break down the step-by-step process when a creature connives: Draw a card from your library Choose one card from your hand to discard If the discarded card was a nonland card, put a +1/+1 counter on the creature that connived The order matters here
Although you can only choose one of these effects, every single one is there to benefit you in a duel and the best choice of the three simply comes down to your own circumstance
I thought that if it was going to be this much of a trap environment, Jinzo or Royal Decree would be scary, but I'm glad neither of them are SR
The next turn, youll look to evolve into Arceus VSTAR, attach the last energy needed for its attack, and ensure that you have the cards needed for your third turn
Some of these effects are good because theyre cheap