On the other hand, drawing a bunch of cards rewards you if you already have a bunch of mana in play
Your opponent is not always going to know what you need, and even if they do, you can split the piles in a manner where you are still getting good value
One of the great things about Magic (and of Wizards ' set design) is that not all cards have to be for everyone, and Wizards generally does a good job of making some cards for Spikes, some cards for Vorthoses, some cards for Commander players, some for kitchen-table casuals, and so forth
I like to get the two starter sets and the trove in the first round of buying
Being this large for this price at the time was an outstanding deal, even if nowadays it doesn't look like much, and the bonus life points were like adding insult to injury, causing players to wince looking at their hand that little bit more and do it again when you cast additional black spells