Additionally, fast mana and Tormenting Voice style looting was added to the color, in order to try to expand its range a little
C Common Swordsman of Revealing Light X LIGHT Level 8 [ WarriorEffect ] ATK 0 DEF 2400 When an opponent's monster declares a direct attack: You can Special Summon this card from your hand, then if this card's DEF is higher than the attacking monster's ATK, destroy that attacking monster
Something worth noting about the summoning effects of these monsters with 1000 attack is that unlike other Flower Cardian monsters, these do not prevent you from summoning non-flower cardians, meaning that you could theoretically make Xyz monsters utilising multiples of these, or for Flower Cardian Clover with Boar specifically, you could normal summon a level three handtrap tuner such as Ash Blossom & Joyous Spring to get access to powerful generic boss monsters such as Baronne de Fleur in a pinch
Karlach, Fury of Avernus (65k, prerelease foil $37) City on Fire (72k, FEA $7) Stranglehold (12k, Judge foil $8) Thrill of Possibility (228k, Mystical Archive 50) Dolmen Gate (38k, Lorwyn pack foil $120) City on Fire feels like it should have gotten there, but Karlach being in so many decks is a testament to the awesome ability to gain a second combat, with first strike added, for no cost beyond her own
That said, Spawn of Mayhem is probably a better three-drop if you can enable it and are mono-black