Stella, for example, wants three or more spells cast on a single turn before she'll start copying them for free, while Eris only starts making 4/4 Dragon Elementals after you've cast at least one spell
It's far from a lucrative business but it is income and it does come from MTG
Mime 1x Golurk 1x Alakazam 1x Mewtwo 1x Rattata 1x Raticate 1x Spearow 1x Fearow 1x Jigglypuff 1x Wigglytuff 1x Chansey 2x Pok Ball 2x Professor's Research Golem & Machamp Deck (Genetic Apex) First-Time Rewards: 3x Pack Hourglasses, 100x Shinedust, 1x Shop Ticket Battle Task: Knock out your opponent's Active Pokmon 2 times with an attack from a Grass-type Pokmon
Abilities that apply "when [this creature] is turned face up" will trigger an additional time only if that creature is legendary once it has been turned face up
Rumors abound that if you sell one of these cards that was specially made for you, you will get fired by Wizards of the Coast
Its just cheap enough to be playable when you need it in aggressive games, and also allows you to play counterspells or whatever else you want later on without requiring a hefty mana base