But the fact you get more powerful versions of it if you have the spare mana is really nice
Sure, your Consecrated Sphinx is good to resolve, but before my turn, for the price of one blue mana and an expendable creature, let me get my own straight to the field with Mask of the Mimic as well
To play a card, exert a number of Ink cards equal to the number inside the hexagon
Nyx Lotus and Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx are both in this list and both can produce mana equal to my devotion to Black
Also, if you use your turn casting something like a dork, then you cannot counter the counter, it's very strong there
In general, if you know what colors you are playing, then you should take cards from the top twenty of the colored list over anything not in the top seven of this list