The ability to Forked Bolt perfectly fits a lot of situations, and the Fire half of this spell has often slain two bodies, or deal one damage to a, X/1 and another to its controller, which a Lightning Bolt cannot do
Energy cards, on the other hand, work directly alongside Pokmon cards to add extra power to the creatures abilities
While getting a nine isn't the worst thing in the world, it limits the potential short-term value for those interested in resale value
I mean, I guess its an ally, but do you really want to be jamming a bunch of Heroic-like instant and sorceries into your tribal Ally deck
Meanwhile, Glowrider stops all the decks that rely on Black Lotus by increasing the cost of Black Lotus
Well, around it enough to tell you a great place to start