The Emerald cards feature both attack-minded and defensive glimmers that allow the player to craft a balanced style of play
The difference is that while they have an ink cost on them, there is also an extra block of text in the description area of the card which details that you can exert a character (turning them sideways and opening them to attack) of a minimum cost in order to play the song card for free
The Expert Grid, on the other hand, has all characters beginning in the same section
Your goal is to flood the board with Madrigals, before dropping a Mirabel Madrigal, Gift of the Family and overwhelming your opponent with a massive amount of lore
2 Rise Of The Floodborn - Might And Magic - Amethyst/Steel When Rise of the Floodborn was first released we had this deck at the very bottom of the list because of its glaring flaws that made it non-competitive with other starters
Some cards will have this golden ring around their ink cost