When you can play it the Cloud brings awesome power offering a pretty good representation of a Mind Twist, an Armageddon, a Wrath of God or a Fireball, often a couple of those things and almost always far worse for your opponent than you
It comes with the downside of turning whatever you destroy into a 3/3 beast creature, but its worth it
They do come back as 1/1 spirits with flying, so you can lose a lot of power
Dive into Foundations, and experience quintessentialMagic: The Gatheringby playing with and collecting cards selected to give every player the advantage
Stalking Vampire, for example, has a mana value of 4 because the front face (Screeching Bat) has a mana cost of
Since they retrieve any basic land for you, they can fit into any size deck from two colors on up