>>20352779>>20352811Mostly this.
The apparent -1 from using a spell card to just do a thing has always been awful for me since like, polymerization.
Plus with Synchros you can make all sorts of "resonating energy" kind of cards, plus you don't get shut down by like, forbidden lance or anything.
Hell people are making equip cards.
There has yet to be any deck in Yugioh that is both good and uses equip cards.