And for the cost of just one ink, it's a cheap way to dig through your deck for just the card you need
When combined with damage-boosting effects like doubling or tripling damage like City on Fire and Dictate of the Twin Gods, these spells really could win the game on their own without needing a plan B
Now, the card is mostly relegated to EDH
On the other hand, legends in the main set can be designs built around the character independently of other cards to spark new archetypes of decks
To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions
For one mana, you get a 1/1 Green Creature that gives you one life every time another Creature enters the battlefield