But you get to cast the real one later for free, so the best pattern is to play a cheap spell first and a bigger one later, like a Time Warp or Stock Up
That said, the provoke effect is useful for its ability to untap the creature that you want blocking
2 Likes zorloth October 25, 2022, 3:38am 2 IMO: gold stars are overrated compared to certain cards, and underrated compared to other cards (namely modern chase cards)
Cards like Displacer Kitten, Essence Flux, and Ghostly Flicker play nicely with commanders that have enters abilities like Kefka, Court Mage and Plagon, Lord of the Beach and with common support pieces like Inalla, Archmage Ritualist and Archaeomancer
There are lots of powerful synergies around these effects, and you can often get away with what looks like group hug before you pull the rug out because Magic players can be greedy