If you can get creatures to be cast at flash speed you can respond to the trigger going on the stack and recast the insect right away, which is probably the way to break this
How fitting for Beast, and this scene in particular
So not only will you be increasing the amount of Ink available to you when you use your Inkwell, but Gramma Tala also helps you accelerate your way to victory too
Throwing Your Sword Always Works: Most weapons (of which swords are a mere subset) can be used as projectiles via the Ninja's "Throw" command, at the cost of throwing that weapon away permanently (but considering how much money you get and how you can always grind for more, it's pretty negligible)
Of course, you still get a copy of your spell in case you lose the flip
This will allow you to use other tutors to retrieve your card(s) later in the game