To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying, add any cost increases, then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Into the Story)
While black uses some generic discard effects to gain card advantage or punish certain strategies it is all about the targetted discard for disruption
Commander has gotten faster, and people like to sit behind walls of blockers while assembling their wins
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This scene was considered acceptable in the original Japanese context
Inalla, Archmage Ritualist [Wizard commander]: Now all we need is an unblockable wizard to generate a token for once it comes in and use it to ping someone for a small life loss