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For perspective, the difference between the cheapest Standard deck in the meta and the cheapest Legacy deck in the meta is roughly $2,000

While card draw is certainly incredibly important, Esper Sentinels alternative effect a cost increase placed upon the first noncreature spell each opponent casts each turn gains an increase in value across stax, as the emphasis on disruption via stalled early game development becomes crucial to the overall stax plan

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For five mana you get a 3/3 Merfolk Druid with a strong landfall ability

It gives you consistent value with a scry 1 every time a creature ETB's under your control, and the second time that happens in a turn, you get to draw a card