It can be a spot removal for really big creatures like Ghalta, Primal Hunger too
You can also string together multiple Darkblast with help from your draw spells like Faithless Looting
Facilier, Agent Provocateur x1 Flotsam, Ursulas Spy x1 Jafar, Wicked Sorcerer x2 Jetsam, Ursulas Spy x2 Magic Broom, Bucket Brigade x3 Maleficent, Sorceress x2 Mickey Mouse, Wayward Sorcerer x1 Olaf, Friendly Snowman x3 Pasxal, Rapunzels Companion x2 Rafiki, Mysterious Sage x3 Sven, Official Ice Deliverer x1 The Wardrobe, Belles Confidant x3 Yzma, Alchemist x2 Friends on the Other Side x3 Emerald and Ruby The Emerald and Ruby deck is built around stealing Lore from opponents and keeping them off balance
While this looks like you can discard it and cheat it out for greatly reduced cost the need to have a four power dork in play makes this super unreliable and slow to the point of being more than fair
Illustrated by: Lius Lasahido Multiverse ID: 482376 Not Legal Traditional Standard Not Legal Traditional Alchemy Rulings 2020-04-17 You can cycle a card even if it has a triggered ability from cycling that wont have a legal target