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A player extremely new to Magic might look at this card and wonder why its weird, and they would be in for quite the surprise when they find out

Its a token payoff, yes, but it pays you off when your opponent uses tokens

Liliana's intentions were good, but the Raven Man'sthe person who convinced her to make the tainted remedywere not

Yes, that is also the main disadvantage to getting card advantage through drawing cards and yes, discard is also weakened by diminishing returns which card draw isn't, I am not comparing discard to card draw as a way towards card advantage, just stating the facts about cards in isolation