2) Venusaur (Promo-A 18 / P-A) card How to get: Was obtained randomly through Promo Cards gifted after securing victories in solo battles during the Venusaur Drop event until December 13, 2024
2024-06-07 Energy counters aren't mana
But when you can be casting creature after creature that draw you cards, ramp you lands, and remove problems from the board, the fact that this relies on combat damage just gets to be kind of a nuisance
It's a fairly safe way to take advantage of a reanimating commander like this and not worry it'll get buried in your library
These newly banned cards would fall into that final category
Promos (P) Promotional cards - like the aforementioned Lightning Bolt from MagicFest - can come from events, prereleases, special products, store promos, conventions, Secret Lair drops, and various other places where Wizards know we players are willing to pay top dollar for them