Its easy to sit back and backseat criticize MTG design decisions
The Pokemon Company, which is publishing the title together with Nintendo, has had Creatures Inc create new visual effects for each card "that are only possible digitally"
In these lists, you can utilize the counters to the extreme
Cards will be available only with the purchase of a Happy Meal, so collectors are advised to plan early
There are a few key differences, like that split cards have the combined mana value and types of both halves, while MDFCs only have the properties of the front half when anywhere other than the stack or the battlefield
The design was to staple a reverse Gerrard's Wisdom onto a creature that could tap down an opposing board (being a great war hero, and all)