Whether as a diary, bullet journal, or companion for tournaments, 160 blank pages in a special parchment look offer plenty of space for deck-building strategies, fan art, or your own magical stories
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of Lyse Hext's second ability)
As another example, if at the start of turn six you have five cards in your inkwell and hold a two-drop, a three-drop, and a five-drop, then just cast your five-drop and dont add anything else to the inkwell at this point
Check out the first Merlin card to be revealed from The First Chapter Merlin, Self-Appointed Mentor
As proxy cards are made from actual cheaper bulk common Magic the Gathering cards, they will still have the same back as the normal cards