Discount effects can help, but they are not always the same as raw mana
is a card art that I feel could be in a regular M:TG set, too, just a dude about to stand against a whole army of monsters

A face-down card can also be turned face up for its morph cost.) Rarity: T Pow/Tgh: 4/4 // 2/2 Card Type: Token Creature - Beast // Creature Artist: Michele Giorgi // Diana Franco // Michele Giorgi Name: Beast (0003) // Manifest (0018) Double-Sided Token Finish: Foil Card Number: 0003 // 0018 Set Name: Duskmourn: House of Horror Related Products Wary Watchdog Duskmourn: House of Horrors - 37 NM-Mint, English 12 In Stock NM-Mint, English 12 In Stock NM-Mint, English 12 In Stock Cult Healer Duskmourn: House of Horrors - 37 NM-Mint, English 12 In Stock NM-Mint, English 12 In Stock NM-Mint, English 12 In Stock Spirit (0008) Token Duskmourn: House of Horrors - 37 NM-Mint, English 12 In Stock NM-Mint, English 12 In Stock NM-Mint, English 12 In Stock Dashing Bloodsucker - Foil Duskmourn: House of Horrors - 37 NM-Mint, English 4 In Stock NM-Mint, English 4 In Stock NM-Mint, English 4 In Stock Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab Duskmourn: House of Horrors - 37 NM-Mint, English 7 In Stock NM-Mint, English 7 In Stock NM-Mint, English 7 In Stock Fanatic of the Harrowing - Foil Duskmourn: House of Horrors - 37 NM-Mint, English 4 In Stock NM-Mint, English 4 In Stock NM-Mint, English 4 In Stock Fear of Isolation - Foil Duskmourn: House of Horrors - 37 NM-Mint, English 1 In Stock NM-Mint, English 1 In Stock NM-Mint, English 1 In Stock Intruding Soulrager - Foil Duskmourn: House of Horrors - 37 NM-Mint, English 4 In Stock NM-Mint, English 4 In Stock NM-Mint, English 4 In Stock

Few spells give this much flexibility for one cast
Any new played character card cannot take action during its play turn except for rush characters