Updated on March 6, 2026, by Niall Walsh : Winterspell is in the rearview mirror, and we're full steam ahead to Wilds Unknown, so we're revisiting our guide to make sure it has all the latest sets
As a zero mana spell that is instant you can do a lot of things your opponent wasn't accounting for, perhaps it is just for fixing, they assumed you couldn't play a Cryptic Command due to lack of triple blue but the Search sorts it out etc
Because of the high cost, they will need to take extra time to cast it, making it a situational spell to use despite all its natural catastrophic power
Across any TCG, an option to bring something out for free is not to be underestimated
Captain Hook, Forceful Duelist is a decent card that costs just 1 Ink to get into play, but you can also use him in your Inkwell as a resource too, if you choose to
If that werent enough, you can also take advantage of a powerful Peter Pan card that gains lore for you whenever it moves to a location