Basic Energy cards are cards that have Energy printed on the top-left part of the card, but have no text explaining any additional effect like a Special Energy Card would provide
The entire system is pretty simple to get a grasp on once you get an idea of the cards you want, and trading packs or even card-for-card feels a lot better than destroying cards to craft new ones
Borderless cards are available in non-foil and traditional foil in Play Boosters and Collector Boosters
It only kicks in if, during your upkeep, you have five or less life
Collectors who want the complete set of Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres will always need this card, which creates a demand floor that most holos in the set do not have
It becomes a very resilient commander that benefits greatly from keyword counters in addition to +1/+1 counters