For play, especially in Standard, Lightly Played (LP) can be a good, cheaper option
It has to be used wisely, but it might buy you the chance to survive what would otherwise have been a killshot
When a Dragon ETBs under your control, you can toss a gold counter on this, and then tap and remove it without any mana to draw a card, so it's card flow in mana rock form
DarkVenusaurPokmonCardTrainersPromo7191000 112 KB DarkIvysaurPokmonCardTrainersPromo7191000 130 KB Card Set Number Release date Base Product Price Dark Venusaur Unnumbered March 9, 2001 380 yen Dark Ivysaur Unnumbered March 9, 2001 380 yen These two bonus cards were included in the official Pokemon card magazine Pokemon Card Trainers Vol.10
With the fifth plan counter, you can get some extra cards from your opponent, but Im happy if I get to draw two+ extra cards