draw 1 card and reveal it, then if it was a monster, inflict 800 damage to your opponent
You can cleave it as an alternate cost, and then you net a free spell for the turn, and I love it on an enemy's turn when you cast this for free, to bounce what your foe played and then drop a flash thing like Hullbreaker Horror or Ancient Stone Idol or you can just cast another instant that draws you cards
None of it costs much, and it is the cheapest insurance against a damaged-card refund you will ever buy
While, yes, you could possibly run the more flavorful Fae Offering, what Academy Manufactor lacks in flavor, it makes up for it in sheer power
There are currently more than 225 gold cards across all game sets, each of them varying in terms of value