Ramp from Dorks - We'll lean into mana dorks like Llanowar Elves to give us more mana and pump up Bess
Despite being a themed booster pack instead of a full, multi-pack set, there are plenty of competitively viable cards in Crimson Blaze
He and I have worked together on numerous designs ( Dominaria , War of the Spark , Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths , Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty , and March of the Machine are the ones where we were both the leads)
An indestructible 6/5 enchantment creature for four mana, Purphoros only counts as a creature if its controller's devotion to red is five or greater, making it a headache to remove from play
In general, a Pokmon of a specific type will have attacks that require Energy of that type, although some do have "Colorless" energy requirements, which can be fulfilled by any of the 11 types