If you cast a spell without paying its mana cost, you can't choose to cast it for any alternative costs
I think this is a pretty compelling card, although given it is two-cost players might still prefer the one-cost Develop Your Brain
This protection helps them stay on the board long enough to turn your small group of tokens into a large army
This ability is a great fit for one of the most popular, and perhaps most unique MTG commanders in Edge of Eternities, however: Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
Its also a lizard, and lizard decks are built around the idea of damaging players every turn, as a sort of bloodthirst mechanic
There are other points of characteristics of fakes, but honestly, if you just pay attention to these two places, you can easily recognize them I can tell just by touching them, as I stock a lot of boxes