When I started playing the format, I was startled at their comparatively low price, but since then they have gained quite some value, understandably so
though it deals no damage, it devolves each of your opponents evolved Pokmon, taking the highest current stage card from each of them and shuffling them back into your opponents deck
Since youre casting the spell from exile, it seems perfectly suited for decks like Prosper, Tome-Bound alongside cards like Wild-Magic Sorcerer and Passionate Archaeologist
The downside is that Recital Starling is relatively useless when going second, especially when compared to Ghostrick Dullahan which is usually ran in its place
From how quickly Ichikawa played that, you just know he was already thinking about this sequence from the start