If you're casting an adventurer card or split card with escape, you choose how you wish to cast it, then pay the appropriate cost (for the Adventure, the creature, or the half of the split card you chose) plus exiling three cards
In fact, I run these two more than some of the later hitting ones below
Sticking this creature early will ensure that we won't be running out of cards
(5/1/2006) If damage that would be dealt to a player or creature is affected by both Anthem of Rakdos and a damage prevention effect, that player or that creature's controller chooses the order to apply the effects
Core mechanics include token generation, ramp, and utilizing populate to create copies of tokens, leading to overwhelming board states
Shift enables cards to be played at a reduced ink cost if theyre placed on top of another card matching the requirements for that card