People just need to be patient and stop jumping to conclusions
Sphinx's Revelation came about because we were trying to make a tournament-viable version of "gain life plus draw cards." In the end, we chose to make it an X spell because that allowed the deck the greatest amount of versatility
"It used to be you could buy Pokmon, everyone would buy it to open and enjoy, some people would keep it sealed but the return would be in four, five, six years
Most wont be worth the trouble, but a few might just be a bit of buried treasure depending on your deck
In Pokemon, you simply see your new cards laid on a menu
Austere Command is one of the most flexible options around, while False Prophet provides a rattlesnake card to wave off attackers unless they want the board wiped