Thats right, this one mechanic references or is directly related to two completely different ones
If the player uses Max Elixir, the number of Dark energies in play can be as high as 8-9, allowing the player to deal 180 damage on the very first turn, which is borderline broken.
I am not sure why an Exalted creature would be good in a feck with a bunch of cats
Like most Pokmon cards, the value of Alcremie VMAX depends on a few consistent factors: its rarity, the printing and finish (regular or foil), its physical condition, and the set it was printed in (Champion's Path)
You could say that Harrow is more comparable to two mana ramp as it only leaves you up one land, but the fact of the matter is that two and three mana are far more different than Cultivate and Harrow