Estrich (1999): "But there may be one "rare" card in a packet, a Kabutops or a Japanese Mew, that in the secondary market could go for as much as $50." "The Pokemon Craze Yields Another Parental Anxiety"
Before you decide where to settle in, run through a short readiness list that frames your priorities and reduces surprises once you start playing with real funds
It turns all of your creatures into ramp as well, so it's a card that you might see the most often in players' decks in the future among all of the Enduring cards in the set
[-2]: You get an emblem with "Creatures you control get +1/+0." [-6]: Destroy up to three target creatures and/or other planeswalkers
Other games may call them midrange, but the focus on versatility and stalling your opponent is the same
Since they need to take damage to deal damage, the matchup is even better for you