The secondary market value of cards serves as an easy bridge from an outsiders view of the game to a more informed one
The devotion mechanic is really strong in black with payoffs like Gray Merchant of Asphodel and enablers like Phyrexian Obliterator, Ayara, First of Locthwain, and Doomsday Excruciator, just to cite a few
None of the dorks you can sensibly use with Channel return you a bunch of life or suitably protect you to make it consistent or safe enough to be a good strategy
You can tell the difference between an Alpha and Beta card thanks to Alpha cards having more curved corners than your average Magic card
There are even some regular Venusaur cards that have energy-manipulating abilities that can help increase the rate at which one charges up their active and benched pokemon for greatly useful efficiency
Many assumed that This ability triggers only twice per turn should have been about Nadus effect as a whole, not relating to each creature it affects