If the card has any mandatory additional costs, those must be paid to cast the spell
I mean, I did say this was about slowing down games , and nothing slows down games like leaving four players with hands of uncastable spells
Gor Muldrak, Amphinologist The idea here is to make a creatureless deck where you can manipulate other players creature types, to protect yourself, while making salamanders for yourself
For Outlaws' Merriment, that means you create a single red and white creature token with all the characteristics from every mode you chose
Because that context matters
When the first buyers, driven by a powerful fear of missing out, pay that price, it validates the high cost and creates a feedback loop