Venusaur is very popular, so collectors tend to hang on to the big green guy unless the price is right
Even if the sum of your attacks adds up to less than the Flare damage, forcing them to recommit to the board usually justifies the play
He is considered an authority on playing cards and has written extensively about their design, history, and function, and has many contacts within the playing card and board game industries
If your deck is casual, proxies are a good way to test whether the big-target package actually works before spending money on cards you may cut after two games
Note that if it was forked, you cannot win with it, as that won't count as "casting," but something that casts it for free from a non-hand source will count the first time, so something like Golos, Tireless Pilgrim can count as the first time you cast it, and net you seven life and stack it seven down