This phrasing can refer to singleplayer games, but the nature of competitive play makes the former case more problematic for manywith a notable example being 2017's Star Wars: Battlefront 2
Kind of a high cost for that, but it could be worse
You gain 2 life for each creature you control and that player gains 2 life for each creature they control
You typically don't get card advantage with him and you might expect the tempo gains to be offset rather by having spent 4 mana for a poxy 2/2
In fact, some of those even show up in the MTG crossover on cards like Yiazmat, Ultimate Mark ( Final Fantasy XII ), Omega, the Heartless ( Final Fantasy XIV ), and Absolute Virtue ( Final Fantasy XI )
This guide breaks it down in plain English so you can buy the right card, spot what youre actually looking at in photos, and understand why one EX or GX can be $10 while another is $1,000+