If you have a good number of cards at each mana value in your deck then its probably worth it to try and make this work, but it wont be worth bothering with the overwhelming majority of the time
For just one black mana, you get a whole new hand of cards - that's absurd
The nice thing about Gabite is that its attack, Slash, deals 60 damage for just two Energy, a Water and a Fighting
Its casting and activation costs are both reasonably costed
Some of these, like Epilogue sets, were spectacular failures that didnt even warrant a second attempt
You do get a near-full playset of Pete- Games Referee who weve tipped to be a monster in the tournament scene thanks to his ability to neutralize things like Be Prepared and Grab Your Sword