Mana Calculation Quick Reference Vizier of Tumbling SandsCycling (Lotus Field if you have 1) 2 mana 3 mana (+1 mana) Hidden Strings ( Lotus Field if you have 1) 2 mana 4 mana (+2 mana) ( Lotus Field if you have 2) 2 mana 6 mana (+4 mana) Pore Over the Pages ( Lotus Field if you have 1) 5 mana 3 mana (-2 mana) ( Lotus Field if you have 2) 5 mana 6 mana (+1 mana)Intermediate goal 9 mana Peer into the Abyss 7 mana + Vizier of Tumbling Sands or Hidden Strings 2 manaFinal goal 14 mana Fae of Wishes or Mastermind's Acquisition 4 mana + Omniscience 10 mana Approach of the Second Sun 0 mana (Omniscience ability)Spell that draws 7 cards ( Dig Through Time or Peer into the Abyss) 0 mana (Omniscience ability)2nd time Approach of the Second Sun 0 mana (Omniscience ability) for a special winAgainst control, you often start the combo after casting Thought Distortion first, or after searching for a counterspell like Negate from the sideboard

Inside, you get 48 removable dividers, 5 stoppers, and even a dice tray, so everything stays neat whether youre playing at home or packing for a tournament
While very conditional, lets not ignore the fact that some of the best spells in the game (never mind just the formats these two are legal in) make appearances in the maindecks and sideboards of red decks from Pauper to Commander to Legacy and Vintage
Having the ability to exile cards from an opponent's library, and then cast those cards for free on a later turn can be an easy way to completely shut down an opponent's deck
Starter Decks served as something akin to an oversized booster pack, containing a random selection of 60 cards, divided into 45 common cards, 13 uncommon and two rares
This isnt to say that the card's not good