Opponents will generally have a decent number of cards in hand if Howling Mines are drawing both players cards, and once you have played a Stasis, any Vises in play will start to tack on damage turn after turn
The defending player, not you, chooses which creature blocks Fibrous Entangler
If you have a two-color Commander, you ought to consider the card
Two spells in U/R have been great early enablers at setting up card quality or graveyard-oriented strategies: Careful Study and Faithless Looting
In a comment, Giancola states: The art is stolen. He also accompanied it with an image extrapolating on this, which reads: Hey Fay Dalton, do you mind not stealing my work on highly paid, public commercial commissions in the genre which I make my living and hold my reputation dear