At the end of the day, grabbing a Boros Charm or Bolt Bend plus a way to draw cards, ramp, or remove a problem permanent with Reconstruct History is often the floor, and the ceiling is a lot higher
Our first concern is how to organize the cards
An alternative cost does not change the spells mana cost , nor mana value
Part of what makes it so hard to reprint is the very specific name it has, as Argoth is an island on Dominaria, which was mostly destroyed during the events of the Brothers War, so its not like Magic can just reprint this card in Innistrad and call it good
What these decks wonderfully represent is a deck concept distilled to its core essence
He's the bartender and owner of the Yawning Portal inn, which serves as the best known entrance to the Undermountain