Of course, every seasoned player would say that buying singles is much more effective than opening packs, but it just doesnt have the same pure joy or unmitigated fun of opening a fresh, new booster
If you somehow put a card with augment onto the battlefield without actually augmenting it, it will head to the graveyard
Mana Crypt Mana Crypt is like Sol Ring but faster and costs zero mana to play, though youd have to win a coin flip every turn or take three damage
Ignoble Hierarch A powerful mana dork Ignoble Hierarch is a one-mana Green 0/1 that you can tap for Black, Red or Green mana
The gameplay reality is even worse
Our basic goal is that we are trying to get the lowest realistic price possible because in the long run, it's better to underestimate the EV of a box than to overestimate