Hello kitchen table Magic fans
Most attacks don't require the player to discard Energy cards, although a few particularly powerful ones do
Virtue of Knowlege Showcase foil: Around $10 Prerelease foil: Around $12 Normal: Around $9 Virtue of Persistence Showcase foil: Around $17 Prerelease foil: Around $17 Foil: Around $14 Showcase non-foil: Around $16 Normal: Around $16 Virtue of Loyalty Showcase foil: Around $13 Prerelease foil: Around $14 Foil: Around $14 Showcase non-foil: Around $13 Normal: Around $14 Virtue of Strength Showcase foil: Around $8 Prerelease foil: Around $7 Normal: Around $7 Virtue of Courage Showcase foil: Around $5 Prerelesae foil: Around $6 Normal: Around $3 Talion, the Kindly Lord Potentially a foundational legendary creature in typal faerie decks in Standard and a must-have for Commander, Talion, the Kindly Lord taxes players for casting spells at a cost between one and ten
Pioneer Pioneer is a relatively new format that uses cards from the Return to Ravnica block (2012) onward
If youre at the point in your beginners journey that youre ready to play higher-power Commander, then singles or a Booster Box of a Masters-style set might well be the option youre looking for
All of these were printed early on in Magic's lifetime - in Alpha, Beta, or Unlimited - before balance had been fully figured out