The former is a value piece, while the latter feels like it needs the right shell, such as Mairsil, the Pretender
The thing is, textless cards arent without their shortcomings
Not to the same extreme rate that Force Spike drops in power but in a format as explosive and powerful as the cube Mana Leak will be getting weaker faster than you might expect
Particularly, Necrogoyf for its interaction with Disa, Pyrogoyf for the large amount of direct damage it does, and Tarmogoyf Nest for its lhurgoyf token-creating ability
A modal spell is defined in the game as any spell that uses the expression "Choose one," "Choose two," or "Choose one or both." Each option is considered a "mode." Fortify, from Magic 2014 (above), is a recent example of a modal spell
But it has to die to do so, so keep reading to find the newer, better, alpha version of the effect