pokemon cards gengar ex - Mega - 056/094 - ME02: Phantasmal Flames (PFL) - Double Rare the trusted official grading guarantees its condition Pokemon TCG Mega Battle Deck

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Zirda requires our commander to have an activated ability (along with every other permanent)

For example, if you gained 2 life and lost 2 life in the same turn, you still gained and lost life that turn, even though your life total is the same as it was at the start of the turn

In the late game, if the life loss from the upkeep trigger starts to become a liability, you can use the Bearer as a chump-blocker or shrink it away using a Blight cost to save your life total

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