The power curve in the Sword and Shield era was getting so intense that if The Pokmon Company introduced a card more powerful than the mighty VSTAR, it would probably need to have 500HP and award four prize cards in order to be balanced
The promotional card was printed to celebrate his 60th birthday, and handed to the company employees who attended the event - quite the corporate treat, given how valuable it then became
Exclusive cards are also occasionally worth a pretty penny in these products, regardless of their effectiveness
You can get a Spore Frog, sacrifice it to prevent combat damage thanks to its Fogg effect, discard a dredge card like Golgari Brownscale, get your frog back, and in the next turn you recur the dredge card and some life to start it over
None of the modes have any targets
If all the lands come into play tapped, Mana Confluence will almost certainly be a staple of two-color aggro decks