What's more, his second ability is highly useful time after time, and he even made a small showing in Kai Budde's winning decklist from the 1999 World Championship tournament
Dark Deal, on the other hand, surprised me with its effectiveness
The downside is you often have to pick what you want to clone when you cast your spell
The games not currently amenable to drafting , though there are house-rule variants floating around that tweak deckbuilding rules to allow for a draftable environment
Any colored mana costs must be paid by the spell's controller, even if the assisting player paid mana of that color
The first +1 ability is still relevant, and it opens up an option for us against decks that dont play instant-speed removal or when we have an opportune moment to push extra damage in