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I know I'm about a month late here, but I really think Gen 1 randbats needs Freeze Clause. Gen 1 Freeze is definitely the most powerful thing in the meta, since it's impossible to thaw out without being hit by a fire attack. Fire Attacks are rare and it's possible your opponent doesn't have any...
I was wondering what the reasons are keeping NFEs from being added to the tier any time soon. The current level balancing doesn't really make a lot of sense without them, as you point out yourself. In turn, I think they would add a lot to the game. In other generations of randbats that I've...