Ward 4 is an absurd level of protection - players wishing to target Kappa Cannoneer with removal spells will need to pay five mana at a minimum to do so without it being countered, and that's assuming the removal spell only costs one mana
Weakness: Grass (x2) Resistance: none Retreat: 3 Mudsdale - Fighting - HP150 Stage 1 - Evolves from Mudbray Ability: Mud Coat This Pokmon takes 30 less damage from attacks (after applying Weakness and Resistance)
Because I dont want this ability to trigger, though, I can counter it with cards like [c]Stifle[/c], [c]Strict Proctor[/c], or [c]Repudiate[/c]
This was one of those cards that a lot of decks were on the edge of playing, either because they couldn't quite get threshold reliably or they didn't want to splash one of the colors, inviting them to play a high-risk but high-reward game with their mana bases that both cost them games and won them games they had little right to win
With the prevalence of rituals in red, and how good they are with prowess, we want to abuse those whenever we can