In fact, when Dragon-link decks rose to notoriety recently, Buster Blader decks had a slight resurgence, as they were the perfect way to punish your opponent for summoning a whole bunch of dragons
(Flip monsters' effects are not activated at this time, except "Shaddoll" monsters'.) You can only use 1 "Shaddoll Hound" effect per turn, and only once that turn
Nevertheless, if you want to know a bit more about each of them before choosing, you can simply select them and examine all the cards individually
Deckbuilders have also largely settled on two copies of Sky Striker Mecha - Eagle Booster, as it ensures Sky Striker Ace - Kagari will resolve in the face of interaction
PLUS, you dont get to choose which column extra deck monsters go to, so you couldnt even use one to fight off their link monster with the effect thats keeping their monsters from being destroyed
Thats not if its destroyed by a card effect too, thats just if it leaves the field by a card effect, making it incredibly easy to disrupt the Dark Magician gameplan