In any other format, you should have won by the time you have enough mana to cast this, even in mono blue
If you are a fan of Pokmon, then the SV2A Pokmon 151 pack is definitely worth checking out
3/4 flash and double strike can ambush a lot of smaller creatures while hitting for 6 the next turn
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If the opponent has interruptions, you can definitely force them out, and if it resolves, you can steal a troublesome monster and conversely increase your Link count, making it a wonderful card that doesn't result in card disadvantage either way
There are a ton of cards with very open-ended effects, there are quite a few build-around-mes at a power level that at least looks like it should be enough to allow them to see play in Standard, and the whole set looks and feels a lot like were finally moving back towards synergy-driven gameplay instead of the who can find the biggest threat fest of the last couple of years