Tamatoa, Happy as a Clam is also just a strong card in general for allowing you to get items directly from your discard back into your hand and play them for free when he quests
Turning Red characters split across Ruby and Sapphire ink in Set 13
Sagas return with Final Fantasys Summons, where players can progress the card with lore counters till it reaches the final part, and it must be sacrificed
Fabled will also mark the first time the game will rotate cards out of being legally available to competitive players to include in their decks
While Ruby/Amethyst probably has the advantage realistically in that matchup, its not by a lot and a strong Sapphire/Steel player can certainly overcome Ruby/Amethysts tools either by gaining more cards in hand through superior draw support, or discarding that decks key cards via A Whole New World
A character card is a card that can be played onto the board and has inherent stats, an offensive stat called Strength , a defensive stat called Willpower and a Lore value