Monsters, spells, and traps begin to have long card effects that work well with numerous cards
This was the first holiday card I ever saw, making it deeply nostalgic for me
As Spellcasters, the Endymion archetype, and the Mythical Beast archetype as an extension, have a connection with Spell Counters--the most common kind of Counter that can be attached to cards in Yu-Gi-Oh
Being able to deal out two separate Special Conditions and heal 60 damage per turn is nothing to sneeze at
I used to own a Smothering Tithe for every deck that could run it, but it was a lot of money tied up in duplicate cards
However, that does not mean that the reason for the existence of Link Monsters disappears, as one of the biggest features of Link Monsters is their ease of summoning and versatility