But, after much discussion, everyone over at SQUARE ENIX decided that invoking the nostalgic love for FINAL FANTASY VI, even in the smallest ways, is the purest version of this collaboration
Doing so lets you draw a card for free
Ive watched videos and streams where players try to draw cards against her, Ive attempted it myself, and Ive had a Narset out when an opponent tried to draw cards at least 100 times in total
Cheap cards aren't always the best ink
You can have draws where you keep your opponents creatures at bay, but both of your clocks are rather comparable, and Auras will win a race thanks to obscene amounts of Lifelink
Even if Essence Channeler gets removed, you can just move the counters over to another creature so all the stat increases don't go to waste, turning a completely different creature into another threat your opponent will have to deal with