He came packing a deck based around Howling Mine, Icy Manipulator and Winter Orb
Dropping more creatures next turn to even having mana for abilities and other spells, since it doesnt specify what to spend the mana on, is worth the wait
According to Art Director Mark Winters, the island came before the fishbut nevertheless I love the relationship between these two cards
Having access to a card that can snipe a pesky enchantment, remove a creature (as long as you do the usually-trivial extra work of having a creature in play), or draw cards when neither of the other modes are relevant, means this spell is never going to rot in your hand
Its a great boardwipe, all in all
You may not pay its normal cost and may not pay any other alternative costs