The ability makes it tough to use unless youre running a full Rocket build, but once it's active, Erasure Ball gives you some serious power
Naming Island, Plains, Swamp, or Forest with Wake will decimate an opposing mono-colored player's entire manabase, making them easy pickings for the rest of the table
Do you remember the first deck of Pokemon cards you ever got
(Some abilities can also target unexerted cards.) But not using them has less of a direct benefit - you dont need to defend your life points, as in MTG or Yu-Gi-Oh!, so leaving cards upright is typically only worthwhile if theyre likely to be challenged by your opponent and you need them for a future turn
Crown Rares are some of the rarest cards, featuring EX versions of the Booster Pack cover Pokmon in fill art, CGI effects, and a special gold spiral background
It is why cards like Necropotence and Dark Confidant are so potent, they convert life into a more useful resource - cards in hand