pokemon polteageist card 097/197 - Obsidian Flames Shiny Holo Rare Card Type Polteageist SV053 - Holofoil Shining

The only real functionality is related to mana generation: Any mana generated by snow permanents counts as snow mana

I just think the card is well executed it being an artifact plays well with Urzas Saga, Improvise and Springleaf Drum, and unlike Thalia, Guardian of Thraben where youre locked out by the tax, you have the choice with Esper Sentinel which presents interesting in-game decisions as you have to balance the tax on the mana versus providing your opponent with card advantage a similar decision to that of being on the play or on the draw

Perhaps pairing it with Orcish Bowmasters in Timeless could prove to be an effective strategy

And as has been suggested by the aforementioned list of most valuable Pokmon TCG cards, this pattern generally repeats, meaning Secret Rares are consistently more valuable than other cards in this way

My commander is pretty efficient at playing cards, and Venser's Journal often doesn't gain me much life, and I usually am not running into max hand size issues