How another man came up, saying "Excuse me, I don't want to be a snitch, but that guy from before stole your card." How I ran without finding him, and how 12-year old me stood on a bridge, tearing up cards in the wind and wowing to not play Magic anymore
Verrak, Warped Sengir Verrak, Warped Sengir is a unique commander that wants you to pay life, and lots of it, to double up your activated abilities
If your pod is casual and your deck mostly exists to have a good time, you do not need to throw yourself into a financial ravine for the perfect mana base
The few older cards that used this action have received errata to have sacrifice
However, that one relied on mana creatures as the main axis of mana acceleration, and the means to finish the game were also limited to creatures