Despite the decline, this card will eventually rebound when its release isn't as recent, especially alongside its twin legendary dragon from White Flare's complementary set
You win by having the most points after a certain amount of time - but if you manage to destroy The One Ring, you win immediately, regardless of score
even though its a creature and so it doesnt do anything interesting if you cast it when Jin-Gitaxias is front-side, its a big, bad flier with a combat damage trigger that plays perfectly with the rest of the deck
It is simply a very convenient helping body that synergizes well enough for the deck to be used with zero drawbacks whatsoever
A Tribute is where you pick a monster on your field to send to the Graveyard (in other words, discard) before summoning your bigger monster
There's a range of impressive abilities that Verrak can double, most notably allowing Fetch Lands to put two lands into play, serving as stellar and efficient mana ramp