You can do it efficiently, but youll have to give something up
Aggressive Mining is ruinous for a player behind on mana, as it prevents them from playing lands
If they didnt have learn, most of the learn spells would be really good for one less mana: Professor of Symbology is just Savannah Lions that learns for one more mana
Having only been printed originally in Portal Three Kingdoms and then as a Judge promo, the card was extremely expensive until the Double Masters printing
If an opponent protects it, remove a defense counter from it
2025-06-06 To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Lyse Hext's second ability)