Theres a good rule of thumb that every deck should be able to do something on the first 4 turns of the game
Alpharael understands hes supposed to create a distraction
Gemstone Mine is unique in that it has a limited number of taps due to relying on mining counters that reduce every time it is tapped, it enters with three counters and gives one mana of any color when tapped
You can still evoke a Wistfulness to draw cards and cast Ephemerate on it to permanently keep the body, but now that trick is exclusively about getting the discounted 6/5 body not getting to cash in its trigger repeatedly on top of that
Customs and Border Protection (CBP) also got involved, replying with a gif of Pokmon character Pikachu dancing, joking it was "Border Patrol's newest recruit." It is not known if DHS got permission from the companies to use Pokmon IP in its latest campaign
For example, an opponent who gained 2 life and lost 1 life in the same turn still lost life that turn