Its not always easy to do so, but thanks to Starbirth, its much easier to find it and also to discard your hand, for example by searching out an Ultra Ball
I love the way the archetype plays, not to mention the aesthetics and fun characters related to it
Fire Covenant also lets you pay life to remove creatures but functions more like a Toxic Deluge that doesnt hit your stuff and lets you pay any amount of life
It was also one of the defenses against Necropotence decks, since you could shrug off discard and if they played Necropotence they wouldn't get the Mine card
TORCHIC Release Specs English: EX TEAM ROCKET RETURNS Japanese: ROCKET GANG STRIKES BACK Key Insights : The Japanese print features refined silver borders and a superior high-gloss finish, while the English print utilizes the standard thick yellow borders and a matte card stock
Seedborn Muse and Wilderness Reclamation make this card an arguably better Omnath, Locus of Mana, and thats not something I enjoy seeing