Placido had only one copy of the core card, "Meklord Emperor Wisel ∞." However, even if its components were sent to the Graveyard, as long as he drew another "Wisdom Core" and destroyed it, he could summon all the components back from the Graveyard.
But if he had judged the impact insignificant earlier, declined to use his Counter Trap, and allowed Macro Cosmos to go through, then this duel would have been beyond saving.
Placido's entire Deck revolved around Wisel. It either contained Meklord Emperor components that strengthened Wisel or supporting Spell/Trap Cards. It could be said that without Wisel, his entire Deck would basically lose its battle power.
Thinking of this, Placido looked again at the burning Lava Golem on the Field, then at Macro Cosmos on the opponent's Field, which he had just countered and Set back down. A chill ran through his heart.
What a damn close call.
Kira narrowed his eyes and smiled as he watched Placido's furious expression, as though admiring his own handiwork.
That expression clearly made Placido even angrier. He felt as though his opponent were toying with him as if he were a monkey. How could Placido, the most prideful of the Three Emperors of Taiyi, possibly accept that?
But Kira was not merely taking sadistic pleasure in admiring his opponent's anger. Through Placido's reaction, he had confirmed that his judgment was correct.
Placido truly had only one "Meklord Emperor Wisel ∞."
From its portrayal in the anime, that key card seemed to have only one copy as well. But Kira could not be certain based on the anime alone. This dimension might not match the anime exactly; it could only serve as reference, not something to trust completely. But judging from his opponent's reaction, the Meklord Emperor really did not seem