But for decks that empty their hand fast, and/or decks that thrive on discard synergies, Windfall can be a 3-mana draw-seven (and even more, if you have ways to force your foes to draw!)
Second of all, its among the cheapest cards that have this ability, which gives you a lot more +1/+1 counters in the third, fourth, and fifth turns, when you would be waiting for other bodies to come online
Imagine a flower that just pumps out three mana at no cost to you
This is the sort of worry that can be relieved by seeing basically anything on the Modern, Legacy, or EDH format staples list at any rarity
Each set includes 5 randomly selected cards from the relevant set
Over the past week I've been pondering over a Cryptolith Rite-style archetype, especially with Katilda, Dawnhart Prime making its debut in MID (and later remembering that Earthcraft exists)