Standard has a maximum of the most recent sets legal at once while Pioneer has over 10 years worth of sets from Return to Ravnica forward
There have been dozens of nods to Magic community members across the history of Unknown, including a whole series of Runners as a shoutout to the group LoadingReadyRun and a round of Knights as a wink to The Command Zone , both popular channels that regularly work with WOTC on collaborations
To determine the total cost of a spell, start with the mana cost or alternative cost you're paying (such as a flashback cost), add any cost increases (such as kicker costs), then apply any cost reductions (such as that of The Water Crystal's first ability)
Of course, that said, its not like Despise is legal or anything
After some tinkering and goldfishing, I realized how busted some draws were: Citadel, Bauble, Opal into Mine on turn one let me cast an improvise threat every turn as of turn two while drawing multiple cards and excluding my opponent