The rules are the same, so it's a better system for learning to play
Once you have at least 3 counters on Animar you'll be able to cast all of your morph creatures face down for free
Three mana is a ton, especially at powerful EDH tables, but if youre at tables powerful enough that you can get your big or even infinite mana going, this card can just destroy all combos when the time comes
Before the release of the base set of Scarlet and Violet, the majority of rare cards had just one black star, regardless of what level of rarity they were One Black Star Weve already shown you this, as you can see from the image above
Sunspine Lynx Sunspine Lynx will drop in and do tons of damage in many formats
If youre behind on board, Aethersquall Ancient can completely catch you up