This thing kind of does it all, and while it may seem like a "win more" if you're able to cast it, it just does so many things
The flavour text here comes from Theros version of the Sphinx myth
Otherwise, shes identical to the Yzma card weve already seen in terms of cost and stats (they can each gain two points of lore when questing, too), though shes an Emerald card rather than Amethyst
I always felt Cunning Rhetoric was a little slow, where Keen Duelist was very on point
There are also five cards that could be noncreature spells with a mana value of three or greater: Hypnotic SpriteHypnotic Sprite Murderous RiderMurderous Rider Hildibrand MandervilleHildibrand Manderville ExsanguinateExsanguinate Champions from BeyondChampions from Beyond The problem with Y'shtola is that we want to ensure opponents lose at least four life in order to draw our card
Which game did you play first, diamond or pearl