A notable rule for sagas is that if it loses its chapter abilities, it does not get lore counter, nor does it get sacrificed as it used to due to a state-based action
Arguably the most adorable of the three, Torchic evolves into the chicken-like Combusken and then into the majestic and powerful Blaziken
A critical mass of snow lands is required, being able to afford four copies of a colorless land is required, and a critical mass of white mana is required
Think of things like a lot of corner and border wear, scrapes along the art, or small creases
There are also tons of typal-generic cards that can help your monks out until there's a more clear monk lord, so there are cards like Vanquisher's Banner and Adaptive Automaton
this Phyrexian angel wouldnt be very effective in a deck with just creatures and lands, for example, but thats a small price to pay for such a powerful creature