Soulbound Summoners at some good levels are a great addition to the game. While they might not offer a lot of abilities like the Lux Vega or Possibilius the wise, they're a gateway through which gladius cards are introduced into the game. Of course Abilities are the functionalities of summoners. They're the main reasons why some summoners are more expensive than others.
While summoners can extensively win you games on some occasions, the Abilities of your cards or the level of the summoners calling these cards are very crucial. I like to mention that I prefer the level of summoners rather than the Abilities they bring. For example, I'd prefer a level 5 Helios Matriarch to a level 1 Lux Vega. It's an unpopular opinion. The Lux Vega is a limited edition; expensive, elegant, and stylish, but you'll need a set of decent cards to match that quality, and a favorable ruleset as well.
Soulbound, Not Useless
Because they're soulbound a lot of people would assume that soulbound summoners are cheap. No, they aren't, because you need the accumulation of real assets to earn them, and it's quite a journey to accumulate them to the level of your cards unless you're constantly playing in the gold and diamond leagues or even higher. Accumulating soulbound summoners is a marathon, and you can't just earn them because they have no dollar value, you need real assets to earn them.
This isn't to undermine the value of tradable summoners, because without them, you wouldn't be able to earn them (soulbound summoners) in the first place. Because of the soulbound summoners, I've been able to make a mainstay in the gold league, it wouldn't have been possible in the past, and this game is proof.
The Game
So in this game, my opponent played a level 5 Tarsa (A CL summoner) I only had my Tarsa at level 2 and if I played this guy with my level 2 Tarsa, I was going to lose and lose outrageously. So I turned up with my level 5 Helios Matriarch. Of course, this allowed me to play my level 3 chimney wallstop. (A Gladius card). This is a major advantage, apart from the cost of the Helios' mana, sometimes sacrificing 2 mana to have a gladius card in your lineup is worth it when you're playing some Ruleset.
One card I was able to play maxed out is the legendary SORRIEL THE BALE. It was the first time I had a maxed-out card in my lineup, and this card was instrumental in winning the game. It reduced the enemy's shield by two, had double strike, and came with a blind ability. The enemy utilized a sneak Ruleset and this was how I countered his strategy, I was opportune to have my chimney and SORRIEL do all the damage.
Growing the right crops of soulbound cards is never a waste. There are some resources you'll never be able to buy unless you turn up with a million dollars at the moment. Such investment can X10 your investment in the bull run. This is hypothetical. So having the ability to grow a crop of cards that allows you to battle with the big boys is such an opportunity. I see a future where soulbound summoners will be a course for concern, as their ability to integrate Gladius cards and rapidly grow in level might be a case for consideration.
However, I believe earning soulbound cards will not be forever as a time will come when they'll go out of print, so treasure and earn them while you can as they're a formidable asset in the in-game ecosystem and hierarchy.
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