Being cheap and easy to Tutor for are both nice boons, and the life isnt irrelevant
7 mana for a red sweeper that still leaves material on board is a tough sell though
This way of learning is much closer to learning from a friend or patient tutor than having to scrape through an instruction booklet but then, when you get to the instruction booklet its as I said before about gates
Cards like Paralyzing Grasp, which would normally be less than optimal, really shine in this deck, providing both an answer to a threat as well as a power-up for the Sphere and the Ethereal Armor
They came with a toy, such as a tiny plastic Pikachu, and a Pokmon card
(6/15/2010) The last ability of this scheme counts the number of cards put into your graveyard over the course of the entire turn, even if it wasn't face up the whole time