The exact mechanics are unknown to me, but essentially, it guarantees that youll have at least a couple of lands in your starting hand around 90% of the time
Drawing two cards at sorcery speed is worth 3 mana (Divination), but drawing two at instant speed typically costs 4 (Glimmer of Genius)
Creatures you control with mana value 3 or less get +1/+0
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Darkness, Electric, Steel, and Normal all exist in the Pokemon TCG, but their names were changed for whatever reason
Thats not to say you cant play any way to counter your opponents spells, but you need to run modal spells like Cryptic Command that can still be useful when cast during your upkeep a few turns later