by Alex Brown
I definitely like Ritual Attack* better (first level up or otherwise).However, I like the 'cost' of throwing away, because I think access to flexible attack types on the same card is very powerful. Of course this is just one opinion, but I'm greatly attracted to cards that can offer quantity OR quality like Cold Fire or Range.
I like cards like Maximal Effect because the risk/reward is actually tough to play in Mage Knight. Unlike more basic deck builders, 'deck thinning' isn't just automatically good. I might be bad with ME, but I'm definitely in the camp that thinks twice about throwing anything away.