Regular conspiracies start the game face up and with their effects already active, while conspiracies with hidden agenda start the game face down since you have to secretly name a card in your deck
#1 We'll need to wait for the release notes for an "official" ruling, but my impression is that an X spell can still be cast as long as its final CMC, counting the announced values of any variables, is odd
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What Are Red Tutors in MTG
For example, in a deck with minimal tutoring, I might run 10+ card draw spells, but if I have tons of tutors then I can trim my card draw down to just the 5 best options
