The attack trigger becomes a useful tool to bust through a stalled board state, either by preventing your opponents best creatures from getting in the way or tapping random mana dorks and stuff to make them chump with real cards
Other rules like Weakness, Resistance, and special Pokemon Power are also put into play during the match, and these are always mentioned on the cards
The specific style and quality of these special features, including subtle holo pattern variations , can influence demand and price
Toph, The First Metalbender The "flavor" of Toph is off the charts with this card, and she can animate any of your nontoken artifacts into 2/2 creatures with haste, meaning it can attack immediately after being "awakened." Best of all, if the artifact is destroyed, it comes back tapped and can resume being an ordinary artifact on your next turn