It is best to go back to OG rules to understand what is happening. The backside of the card "lives" in the exile zone, the front side of a face-down...
I think what you're mostly talking about @rufus is being confused b/c they kinda use the same word to describe two things. Foretell seems to be used...
Just off the cuff, I think cards like Manamorphose will be incredible here, along with cheap burn spells like Bolt and Chain Lightning. Thought Scour...