I know that i a must include in a minion base mage deck, but I am the only one htat one copy of that in quest mage can work (I if its still a think after the iceblock leave us).
let me explain:
There is quite a lot of times in quest mage when you are almost set up but you need a part of the combo -> apprentice, archmage... by then you might be about to to die, and a fireball, frostball, etc won't save you, why dont just cycle your deck while you look for your combo enabler?
Yes, thats a dead card at the beggining, thats why i suggest one copy, but even in the beggining, if you have found your molten reflection/simulacrum you dont care about discarding spells, you just want to finish your deck fast..
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