A strong top-deck later in the game when you have fewer cards to discard, for sure, but when you transform it into Ifrit, Warden of Inferno, you get a 9/9 and a free fight effect
If I'm a big collector, I'd pass on the play boosters and go for the collector boosters
If we can sneak it onto the battlefield on Turn 2, every other spell in our deck comes with the kicker of milling our opponent for two cards
The second, and much more crucial, factor is that despite its impressive stats, this card doesnt have any additional side effects
The issue with Esper Midrange is their maindeck use of Thought Erasure, Disinformation Campaign, and Hero of Precinct One that must be killed on the spot
This version of the deck is much easier to build if you can get multiple copies of the starter deck , since each one will provide you with an additional Aladdin, Heroic Outlaw and Cruella De Vil, Miserale as Usual, as well as a booster pack