Storm Skreelix
Cost reducers and spell-payoffs usually come as two separate cards; this Drake folds both jobs into one body, and the interaction between them is where the interesting play lives. The reduction shaves a generic mana off every instant and sorcery, which means each spell you cast toward the payoff is also a little cheaper, letting a chain of cantrips and burn snowball faster than a flat discount would suggest. The payoff itself is a temporary swing: every spell cast pumps the power by two until end of turn, so a 2/4 flier that clears combat as a wall on defense can spike into a real clock the moment you start emptying your hand. The 4 toughness keeps it alive through the small burn and combat that a spell-heavy deck invites in response, and flying means the accumulated power lands rather than getting chumped. The reduction persists whether the creature is attacking or not, so it earns its keep as a static enabler even when the pump line never comes together. This is the rare spellslinger creature that wants to sit back early and turn the corner late, using the same trait (casting spells) to do both.

