The biggest problem with the rest of the table knowing that you have an answer is that now if someone plays something that has to be answered, no one else will use a removal spell because they know that you can, and you dont know that they can, so youll have to answer it
Play with friends with their own decks and begin an amazing adventure you create
Suddenly youve got this monstrous Creature on your side of the field, and all you had to do to create is was spend one mana and then gain some life
The Reserved List now ends at Urzas Destiny (1999), with no cards added to it since then
Cantrips are good, but we have Swords that offer that sort of thing without any help
The monarch mechanic is also great in white, as youre likely to have a lot of creatures in the color to make sure you can keep the crown