It makes cards like Aetherflux Reservoir incredibly easy to activate multiple times, and quite literally doubles the value of any lifegain source you have
If people were going to bring in a lot of overly narrow cards like Erase and Stain the Mind, he would transform into a creature deck to dodge these hate cards and take advantage of his opponent's watered-down deck
and Ember, dealing 30 damage for two energy cards and can only be discarded with a Fire Energy card attached to Charmander
An impactful card from Modern Horizons 3, Necrodominance lets you exchange life for cards, completely changing the calculation about how valuable a card is, and making free spells that require you to pitch another card a lot more playable
His death was heartbreaking but also inspiring in the first novel and movie, but the Tales of Middle-earth card for that moment feels lackluster
Mill : A strategy that seeks to force opponents to draw their entire library, losing by running out of cards