Referring to a character costing N ink as an N-drop, the dream is to achieve a curve with a one-drop on turn one, a two-drop on turn two, a three-drop on turn three, and so on before running out of cards
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist lets you return a creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, so long as that creature's power is less than Mirko's
While later turns may be less costly for your opponents, having to do away with any previous cards youre holding makes taking on Belle a very difficult decision
For collectors without thousands to spend, a card that costs next to nothing can be a real plus
While one less damage is big, it never hurts to have multiple of the same effect, and allows you to get more consistency
If this spell was cast from a graveyard, discard your hand and draw four cards