I havent told most people about this. As Thomas and others grappled with the findings, the biggest question was how CGC had failed to make the same discoveries
The Lizard Mercenary deals direct damage to your opponent each time you cast a spell
You can attack on your turn, then use this to ambush the opponents during combat with a surprise 3/4 flier and a newly untapped creature that you blink
With cards that can manipulate the top of the deck to speed up this resource, it becomes a powerful card to create a small filter with this combo in the Standard format, and going further, countless possibilities mainly in the Expanded format, where this card can see a lot of play, as it has more card options with filters and topdeck manipulation, such as Pokdex EVO 82 or PokNav CES 140 that can combo with it
Now once Zareth is actually on the battlefield he'll need help to continue connecting and staying alive but just one trigger is all it takes to be worth it, the rest is gravy