Even so, abilities like those only come from Mugic and Battlegear and you're very limited when it comes to those. Also, only some attacks lower the stats of others, but they're generally weaker then most attacks. I guess what I'm trying is that I'd prefer it if damage stays since it adds a lot more strategy into the game. Oh well, we'll see what it is when the game comes out, they could've rewritten some of the rules since the demo deck was released, who knows.