Here's why Pokmon cards have so much HP today, and how it affects the game
1 Foil Booster Fun rare or mythic rare or extended-art rare or mythic rare Here, you get everything in the above slot as well as everything in the 29 extended-art rare slot listed above
Blightsower Thallid Color Indicator: Black and Green Creature Phyrexian Fungus When this creature transforms into Blightsower Thallid or dies, create a 1/1 green Phyrexian Saproling creature token
This damage can pile up quickly, especially if you have an abundance of Energy cards to feed it
Sun Titan might not be the best, but its the immediate threat of a 6/6, plus whatever it gets back, plus the sustained value of attacking turn after turn that poses a problem that needs answering
And this meant combat damage would happen first, and then, only after that, would the life gain trigger(s) attempt to resolve afterward