You're a 10-year-old kid given one of three elemental monsters you keep in a ping-pong ball and run around a region completely unsupervised to conquer eight gyms, get eight badges, and become the undisputed Pokemon champion, all while foiling the plans of a dangerous crime syndicate
Keeping cards vertical and tightly packed reduces bending and edge wear during long-term storage.
(Junky lands like Ghost Town were too weak to do anything, but realistic answers have always been sought after.) Drownyard Temple is a great answer
They are almost impossible to rip
Ondu ClericOndu Cleric (2,123 Inclusions, 0% of 1,372,845 Decks) We're no more a life gain deck than we are a mill deck, but unlike Halimar ExcavatorHalimar Excavator, Ondu ClericOndu Cleric has a bit more of a general purpose in just keeping us alive