It doesnt leave you with more cards in hand (in fact, it leaves you with one fewer), but you get to see so many cards for a single red mana
Across any TCG, an option to bring something out for free is not to be underestimated
Alexi, Zephyr Mage (Masques/Nemesis/Prophecy) Here's the difference between Odyssey Block and Masques Block: There weren't a lot of spells that could kill a three toughness creature in Masques Block, where there are quite a few in Odyssey Block
If you have a way to grant your creatures Flash, like High Fae Trickster, you can loop zero-mana creatures like Ornithopter for infinite enters/leaves triggers
Your characters can either go after opposing characters, use special abilities, or quest to gather lore
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