Rather, a second "reflexive" ability triggers when you pay 2 life this way
Granting haste to all creatures and increasing the mana produced by basic lands can lead to very fast turns, but those benefits apply to everyone, not just you
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Oubliette plays like a stronger Oblivion Ring, since it also phases out all auras and equipments on the creature it targets
As these examples show, the complexity of paying an alternative cost can range from very simple (pretty much like casting the creature normally from your hand, like when evoking, warping, or overloading), to requiring a bit of work (like flashback requiring the spell to be in your graveyard), to demanding very precise timing (such as madness)
What is going on there
