Malevolent Hermit may seem unwieldy and extremely conspicuous as a Spell Pierce on a stick, but its a fantastic deterrent
Blue is the color of deceit, intellect, and knowledge
The rule is actually still in the comprehensive rules just in case anyone wants to play it unofficially for fun
" Alongside landfall cards or cards like The Gitrog Monster, "Sin, Spira's Punishment" will allow you to create a pretty deep mana bank
It takes too much setup for my liking, but with the right amount of support it could do some work
However, because the control effect is limited to while they're searching their libraries, it's unlikely the player will be allowed to make any decisions other than what to find with the search