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Something like having a 5 mana scry for 2 on a land would rarely be activated and thus rarely worth it over the basic land unless it had no drawback at which point it would see play everywhere with no reason not to
The two life gained from Contempt helped shore the midrange and control decks up against what was a very strong mono-red deck in Standard at the time, enabling slower strategies to battle on in a field of aggro
a weird clockwork fish acts as its tail
This replaces itself, and thats good, because the effect it has wouldnt be worth anywhere close to worth an entire card
On the plus side, Starting Town has a colorless, pain-free option for adding mana