Rather than spend more to add an enters-the-battlefield effect to a creature, evoke allows you to spend less to basically give up the creature and just get the enters-the-battlefield effect
1 The library card catalog holds more than just Magic cards.
A Lorcana tutorial is essential - and we think we can help with that
Thats because you get to choose a creature type as it enters the battlefield, and it then makes those creatures spells cost two mana less to cast
These are alternate versions of existing cards that reuse Standard artwork but get a premium treatment, including an "open air" frame, rainbow foiling, and glossy highlights
Conclusion As I mentioned in the intro, I'd never discourage anyone from buying a box if they want to open it for fun, draft with it, or any other reason, but it's clear that Hour of Devastation is one of the worst sets from the past decade to open for value