It trades life for cards through effects like Necropotence , Ad Nauseam , and Griselbrand , allowing massive card advantage when life totals are managed carefully
None of the one drop or two drop "Tap for any color of mana" things are cheap like Birds of Paradise or even things like Noble Hierarch that taps for three are cheap either
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But Pokmon has never been the kind of franchise thats meant to be enjoyed passively
Plus, old Elvis is funnier
However, it can't be activated with Special Summon, only low-ranks can be revived, and it feels inconvenient compared to the current lower-ranks with lifting effects