The back face is even worse, comboing with Niv-Mizzet for an instant way to win or draw out your deck for Laboratory Maniac
Your opponent could be running aggro and have you outranked in terms of creatures, or in the late game they might just have too many strong ones out there
Normally, evoking Solitude, Fury, or Endurance would leave you down a card in the exchange, but Risen Reef does a solid job at keeping you at parity when casting them for free
Traditionally, this rarity distribution structure meant most packs had a fairly linear rarity curve
+4x Jafar - Royal Vizier -2x Beast - Forbidding Recluse, -1x Merlin - Shapeshifter +3x Jafar - Dreadnought Early Game Amethyst decks with the bounce package generally want to be aggressive or controlling, but control decks are usually filled with expensive legendaries
The fun stuff happens with the +1 that let's you flash out creatures, but I really like the -3 to drop two 2/2 Wolves onto the battlefield and stay alive for more fun times