This separate pile is your pool of cards, and it will grow over the course of the draft, eventually becoming the pool of cards from which you will build your 40-card deck
When it is a benefit to your tribe that cannot easily be interacted with by the rest of the table and in the case of Edgar, does not cost you mana, it becomes something that leaves a reasonably sour taste in the mouths of the player base
And that hasnt ended, we just flavor stuff after planeswalkers (Jace's Erasure, Liliana's Specter, Chandra's Ignition) or still after legendary creatures (Ezuri's Predation, Daxos's Torment, Kalemne's Captain, Gisa's Bidding, Geralf's Masterpiece, Oona's Grace, etc)
The short answer: the referee decides
to convert a permanent on the battlefield, turn it over so that its other face is up
2 Mana is for grizzly bears, signets, and the best ramp