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Namely, that if your opponent has any way to interact in response you probably get wrecked whether its a removal spell or a combat trick on their creature and that means you get yourself 2-for-1d

EX Era (20032007) The EX Era marked a major power shift

The mascot of Pokemon is also the mascot of the collecting market itself, a position earned through decades of consistent relevance, universal appeal, and an unmatched ability to capture the imagination of collectors around the world

Thats not to say its out of whites part of the colour pie (and Mark Rosewater has said as much)

Changelings (in the D&D sense) and Dopplegangers

As it turns out, drawing this many cards with this blue instant is pretty good, especially in Magic formats like Commander or Duel Commander where you can run it as a second copy of the 1-mana spell