[17] You cannot use any activated abilities that require tapping if the creature is already tapped
You will live and die in most match-ups by how efficiently you reach the stage where you can Flare on your opponents end step, untap, and Flare for lethal
From my play-testing, Ive found that Timex is still just as resilient and flexible as ever, but with a weapon like this on the table, it can go on the offense as well
For example, Furnace Spirit has an activated ability that costs , and Suppression Field says "Activated abilities cost more to activate unless they're mana abilities." Since activating Furnace Spirit's activated ability would now cost , Training Grounds reduces that cost back to
No, Its Not Hardcore Ive talked to a few people who have actually played Lorcana , and most of them agree with me: none of us believe that Lorcana is a great game for hardcore, competitive CCG/TCG playersat least not yet
You can tap it to add one colorless mana, or you can tap it and pay one life to generate one mana of any color, but this mana must be used to cast Vampire spells