If card selection alone isn't worth the cost, the "negative tempo" of spending mana on cantrips is usually negated by the virtual mana gained from casting a 5/6 for two mana, which makes cantrips deceptively powerful even beyond their more obvious uses
They have a big giant cost due to their power combined with their Reserve List nature
(704.5q) Good news for Rasputin Dreamweaver fans: you can ignore abilities of permanents you control that say it can't have more than a certain number of a certain kind of counter
The franchise has only grown since then but, where the trading cards are concerned, things have taken an unexpected and unfortunate turn
I play a Rakdos sacrifice deck in Commander, and you can bet that I'll be hoping to pick Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER for my deck once its price [hopefully] settles down
Goblin Wizard Goblin Wizard beats out Warren Instigator and Goblin Lackey by simple virtue of not having to attack and risk its life for that extra free goblin