Were focusing on Commander here, where most of these cards actually see some amount of play
As the name suggests, you get a pay out when a creature dies
With up to 99 Dalmatian Puppies in your deck, thats a lot of ink
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of The Wind Crystal's first ability)
Here are a few more things to keep in mind for deck building: You can play more than 40 cards, but you really should stick to 40 if possible
With a slew of Alternate Arts featuring Eeveelutions and dragons, this set has multiple chase cards that are worth the value of some other entire card lists in the below sets, and that is not an exaggeration