Are "Extra Deck" Mechanics Healthy? | Game Design

This month, we're taking a look at "extra deck" mechanics and whether or not they're healthy as a design element. Yu-Gi-Oh! may be my favorite TCG, but I can admit that a lot of the game's most overpowered cards come from the extra deck, and we've seen similar issues in other TCGs that have implemented similar ideas. But is this more of an issue of implementation or individual cards, or are "always accessible cards" just never healthy?

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