Whenever this creature mutates, you may cast target noncreature card with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard without paying its mana cost
The ramp comes in many forms, from Dragon cost reduction in Dragonlords ServantDragonlords Servant and Dragonspeaker ShamanDragonspeaker Shaman, to rocks like Arcane SignetArcane Signet and Atarka MonumentAtarka Monument, to land fetchers like CultivateCultivate and Sakura-Tribe ElderSakura-Tribe Elder
Drawing cards for free is its biggest boon, requiring no mana investment once it's on the field to trigger its lifegain effects, and turning the rest of your effects into free cards
There are a few payoffs to drawing cards available to white, so artifact cards are also included here
Battle for Baldur's Gate reinvigorates the concept by bringing with it the flavor of the Baldur's Gate series of role-playing video games, which are themselves based off of Dungeons & Dragons