You don't have to buy a pack or hit a minimum order to make it worth the price
The spellcaster almost effortlessly counters the ball of fire, matching its intensity and potential for devastation
As a result, the deck is stacked with tiny lifegain triggers
You can really tear up a hand in Premodern if youre on the play with black by, say, turn one Dark Ritual into Cabal Therapy, then playing a two-drop creature, say, Ravenous Rats (making them discard a card), and then flashback Cabal and sac Rats, then Unmask paying the alt cost of discarding a black card
At the base level, the deck is powerful because it can cheat on up to twelve mana a turn, but as you upgrade the deck and add top deck manipulation, you get access to unique lines of play that only miracle can provide
There are plenty of Dinosaurs to choose from to strengthen your deck