As each game begins, you have no buddies
in other cases, the artists were asked to choose their favorite character and illustrate them in their preferred style, like Amano did with Kefka, Court Mage: So, all in all, Final Fantasy s art style is pretty varied
You can also tick it up to search for more lands, which of course grows your token
The only time I'd cast from hand is if I needed to cast to keep from discarding or I needed something like a Vindicate to answer a massive problem that my foe has without the answer in my graveyard
Since you have to play the exiled cards this turn, playing this in the late game will ensure that you get full value out of it
Do I give my opponent additional cards, or do I wait an additional turn to be able to pay one more