mtg cards with alternate casting costs What's the benefit of Madness as an alternative cost? Alternative casting cost cards in

For five mana you get a 3/3 Merfolk Druid with a strong landfall ability

When this creature enters, you may say "I'm here." If you do, it deals 3 damage to target player

Even the smallest creature becomes a massive threat by counting every artifact and enchantment you control, often ending games in just a few attacks

This is the type of cheesy meta joke that feels perfectly suited to Deadpool (or at least depictions of the character that don't get bogged down in crude humor or catchphrases)

It puts a fast clock on your opponents, and its even resilient since embalm means they have to kill it twice

They also tap for two mana each, so they have a significant pay-off for their downside