But you are still getting a 4/4 body that quests for 2 lore, which is perfectly acceptable for a 5-drop
They don't go away as steps, phases, and turns end, and effects that add mana of any type to your mana pool can't give you energy counters
While it has less degenerate openings, its an awesome topdeck later, whereas Champion of the Parish was often quite bad late
Wakka takes Tidus back to the village where he meets the locals, rests, and then finds himself entering the local temple of Yevon to help "save" a fledgling summoner
As long as your devotion to black and green is less than seven, Pharika isn't a creature
$800,000 spent on one card makes this the most anyone has spent on a Magic card to date