Perhaps had they known then what we know now, they might just have taken better care of them rather than shoving them in their pockets and, heaven forbid, actually using them to play the Pokemon Trading Card game
Add in the free mill effect to help you get started, and youve got the makings of a very efficient operation by signing on with Gisa and Geralf
The Elder Dragons options are confusing by comparison, not to mention a little small-ball for a card youre likely deploying on turn six or seven in most games
Even just casting him on an opponents second turn with Leyline is perfectly reasonable
One nice thing about this card is that you can stick it on a creature and then get the bonus later once you complete a dungeon, at which point it slikely to just kill whatever it is
You can only use pre-built theme decks, which can be bought for pretty cheap, even with in-game currency