The reason why these are so strong is that once the additional cost has been paid, you dont have to do it again, so sure we might lose a basic forest but we could get 8 lands in return just from casting a few cheap spells beforehand
With Secrets of Strixhaven coming up, they may be even more relevant
You play as an Illumineer, racing to gain pieces of lore to capture a Story Star before your opponent does
When you're instructed to manifest dread, look at the top two cards of your library
Like in the books and series, plots abound After a solid first edition, the more recent second edition of the game cut out the chaff and doubled down on what makes it worth picking up, and has continued to be supported with regular packs of cards and content since - though recent rumblings suggest the games long-running expansions may be coming to an end soon, so its definitely worth seeking them out before they require a Lannisters fortune to buy