The alternative is connive , a creature ability in Esper (white, blue, and black colours) that lets you draw X cards, discard the same number of cards, and then put a +1/+1 counter on the creature for each nonland card discarded this way
Pair it with Dragon Tempest to turn every Hellkite appearance into extra damage to the targets of your choice
At the very least, then, it would appear that Lorcana probably wont just be a flash in the pan
While you may think of activated abilities as something that cards on the battlefield use, like lands tapping for mana or planeswalkers using their abilities, theres actually no reason why we cant have abilities that activate from other zones
Pikachu Special Arts: Similar to Charizard, unique and visually appealing Pikachu cards often command high demand
Continuing the token theme, Tendershoot Dryad was Anna Margarets reveal for the Everyones Invited Commander deck