Curse of Darkness X TRAP Continuous Each time a Spell Card is activated, immediately after it resolves, the player that activated it takes 1000 damage
The Dark Illusion includes new monsters for Dark Magician Decks as well, like the Magician of Dark Illusion , Magicians Robe , Magicians Rod , and even a Toon Dark Magician that can Summon other Toons from your Deck
However, more and more cards turn the discard of a card into a payoff, so if you pay it's sometimes better than Quick Study
Shadowless (no shadow on the right of the illustration, but no 1st Edition stamp either) sits in the middle
That means in a four player game while this guy is in play, your opponents attacks become very difficult, small tokens can't stick around, and your goblins and orcs become incredible blockers as well as incredible attackers
Bouncing a damaged Kronk or The Prince, Never Gives Up can be a great way to heal them so they can be played again, while bouncing a shifted Hercules or Cinderella will always give you two cards back, and even allow you to add one of them to your inkwell if you're in a position to play the Floodborn card for full price