Great post, I should take a look at mine and do a similar one.
First thing, I 100% agree that Rebellion+CA is more fun than CL+Rebellion. It's true that the format is still very new and I can certainly get bored of it, at some point. For now, I'm having more fun than I ever did in the previous Modern.
Honestly, the thing I often think about is that I wish Tofu wasn't there because I (and my opponent) would use something else instead of always using it. Other than Tofu, I only have Lorkus, Akane, and Cryptic (this one very recently) among the Rebellion legendary Archons.
I don't have all the cards from Rebellion, so my experience is vastly different from yours. Without looking at the stats, I'm pretty sure I still use Tofu more than Lorkus.
One thing I disagree is that Bella counters Tofu. It doesn't, at least, not necessarily. I've made the mistake of assuming it does and I lost to a similar team because it was like they didn't have Thorns but I also didn't have Thorns. But they also had 3 Divine Shields and +2 HP on every unit. And if Earth is also available, it has access to more cards. It counters Tofu if Bella can drag the battle into a Ulund fight where Shield is very strong. Obviously, in rule sets that have Reflect abilities or Blast, Bella is amazing especially because you can use the Reflected type of attack when your opponent might not expect it. She's my favorite Archon from CA, so far.
Halfling Refugee is the best Rebellion reward card and I've made a post about it in the past 😋
Now I need to take a look and share my experiences.
Thanks man, would love to see your data as well. I'm sure I (and others) would learn a ton from being able to compare different players' learnings.
Interesting take on Bella vs Tofu and I get what you mean. So you're right, "hard counter" probably isn't the right phrase. I do think she's a bit of a deterrent though. Not the only reason we see less Tofu, but one of several reasons. FWIW you can see on https://splinterstats.net/battles.html?season=2025-CA-First-days that Lorkus nowadays gets used about as much as Tofu, but personally I think the trend will go towards more usage of Lorkus (especially if they keep buffing Fire and Death!!).
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