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The advantage of Grapple is that it scales up very well into the late game where it will get increasingly potent threats

But today I want to stop and consider my choices for the top ramp spells

Magic has had what are called "modal double-faced cards" before that allow you to cast either side from your hand, but this is the first I know of that also allows you to pay a cost to flip it while the front side is already in play - in this case, you can play Peter Parker for two mana, and then pay four more on a later turn to have him transform

First and foremost, compare the Pokemon card to a real one

Stone of Erech does passive graveyard pruning for one mana

To be fair: yes, if you have the budget