(2024-11-08) To determine a spell's total cost, start with the mana cost (or an alternative cost if another card's effect allows you to pay one instead), add any cost increases (such as kicker), then apply any cost reductions
What this puny 1/1 does have is a flying keyword that makes it hard to block - and a proliferate ability that triggers every time it deals combat damage to a player
Pale Bears + River Bear + Spectral Bears Spectral Bears gives you a 3/3 for your usual 1G, but it doesnt untap if you attack an opponent with no black nontoken permanents
For example, cards like Nullrune, which can permanently remove non-attack action cards, might provide more consistent value
You have to be very careful to play around the Wanderer, as it can be flashed onto the battlefield with help from Rattlechains, which also has flash and can lead to a particularly surprising Force Spike