many of these creatures are role-players that slot into broad archetypes but others can command entire strategies
Regeneration gives it resilence and makes it more beneficial for you to put it through the combat phase
Bodyguard How it works Characters with the Bodyguard keyword can enter play exerted
Criteria: Cards which allow you to pay energy for an effect that has an effect if it is activated multiple times, that does not result in just more energy (get outta here, Aethertide WhaleAethertide Whale!), and is repeatable in the same turn with a cumulative effect (get outta here, Hightide HermitHightide Hermit!)
You wont get shock lands or anything, but Rampant Growth is still pretty good in the right deck
Not only do you have to wait a turn to get your cards, but you cant play lands, and counterspells are essentially dead air when theyre plotted