When power creep pushes more casual players to react, sometimes that reaction will lead to considering older and more powerful cards that they dont own
Sure, this can be an effective political piece if you can manage to convince oppoents to let you skimp on mana to deal with problematic permanents on board, but using this as the newest novel Sneak Attack may be tough
Skip to main content SIGN IN Coldsnap Foil: Soul Spike Edition: Coldsnap Type: Instant Cast: Rarity: R Collector #: 070 You may exile two black cards from your hand rather than pay Soul Spike's mana cost
If you care about looking at your opponents hand, you need a spell that will let you look at your opponents hand unconditionally
Yes, there were players who splashed a second colour for utility and sideboard cards but before Sling-Gang Lieutenant goblins stuck to the consistency that a mono-coloured deck offered
Of course, Long Rest exiles itself whereas Seasons Past could be looped, but Long Rest is far more flexible in the types and number of cards that it can return
