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much of the game occurs there, and even decks that dont rely on attacking to win must be mindful of what their opponents can do, with interactive spells to render them inert
The front card has a transformation that can take a while
For example, if you scry 2 and put two lands on the bottom of your library that you had absolutely no use for, people will often describe this as drawing two cards. Of course, you didn't actually put any material in your hand, so you didn't actually draw anything, hence the virtual card advantage
Later on, youll have plenty of lands on the battlefield, but no cards in your hand
I still think you should pick it over any common because it is instant speed and fairly cheap