Due to the inconsistent balance in power between Light and Dark monsters which are effective under Skill Drain, the deck tends to have difficulty with its Light count
Luckily, that tease delivered with some truly awesome cards starring characters from the series
He's confident it will be an unobtrusive mechanic: "equipment, Umizawa's Jitte aside, very seldom hold counters", so hone counters won't get mistaken for other kinds too regularly
Synchro of Unity is very good when chaining card effects together to get those Synchro cards on the field as quickly as possible
Such two-for-ones include everything from format-defining sorceries like Hymn to Tourach to sideboard standouts like Lifebane Zombie (to cards that don't blow up the opponent's hand at all)
Guzzlord is a little slower and grindier than some players will prefer, but if you want a consistent deck that can fend off the top dog - the data shows, this is the one to try