Because the set was focused on wedges and the Dragonlords were ally-colored creatures, a misfit for a wedge set (wedge sets use two-color enemy pairs as those overlap two wedges), there wasn't a good home for them
When you cast the card as a creature, you pay the mana cost on the face
#16 OP and MtG already do this and their prices are just fine
The knight tokens Court of Embereth creates can chump to defend the monarch or attack to reclaim it as the situation demands
April O'Neil, Live on the Scene Investigates whenever a Mutant, Ninja, or Turtle you control enters the battlefield, which gives those Creature types a very flavorful way to generate value over time
Blumeburrow Tier List for Standard | Magic: The Gathering S tier cards from Bloomburrow You might notice that my tier list has no S tier cards