The combination of lots of looting, rituals, Past in Flames and Wheel of Fortune pretty much make up for any card advantage you lose through ramp effects
I'll also use Counterspell as an example: In an attempt to illustrate this slight difference between Alpha and Beta, the following image shows an Alpha Island, on the left - rounded edge-, and a Beta Island, on the right: Something curious is that in Beta the cards of the illustrator Douglas Shuler have a printing error, in Beta, Douglas Schuler appears, with the letter c
If youre open to it, would be much appreciated
destroy both it and this card, and if you do, Special Summon 1 Dragon Xyz or Pendulum Monster from your Extra Deck, but its ATK/DEF become 0, its effects are negated, also it cannot be used as material for a Synchro or Xyz Summon