value of pokemon trainer cards Original BASE SET - RARE & Uncommon ---- You Choose 11 rare Pokémon cards that

This dodges most things you want to get through, but it isnt like commander damage is your win condition anyway if your opponent has some random black creature

Stax commanders make it a bit more complex

You'll be paying life in small increments

You can have any number of ink cards, but since you only add one per turn, the games pace ramps up as turns go by (by turn 5 you could have 5 inks to spend, etc.)

This ability triggers only once each turn.: Elves you control get +2/+2 and gain deathtouch until end of turn

Theyre also pretty cheap, so youre casting them quickly and returning them to play at relatively low cost