For example, if Narod, the Beige Flower and Doran, the Siege Tower ("Each creature assigns combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power") are both on the battlefield, each time a creature would deal combat damage, that creature's controller chooses whether it assigns combat damage equal to its mana value or its toughness
This is something that Archmage Emeritus helps to rectify
They reward Emblem Tickets
New Sword and Shield TCG expansions such as Shining Fates sold out instantly, with Pokmon fans unable to find products for months
The secondary commander is a relatively low-stakes spot for experimentation or sideways theme design, and we can learn a lot from public reaction
Paying the offspring cost happens at the same time as casting the spell : as its being put on the stack, before it resolves