Hasbro has been pushing Magic the Gathering quite hard in the past year or so, and while the profits were flying high, their recent strategies, at least according to Bank of America analysts, are actually destroying the game
Sure, theres lots of activated and triggered abilities around, but this does stone nothing when you dont have any of them, and youre basically never going to have enough to make this worth it This looks like a solid trick
Even if opponents stop attacking you for a while, you can still swing at them for aerial damage and take advantage of the fact that they have no flying creatures, if applicable
Set in the back of a home with potion bottles and books everywhere, testing its psychic abilities with those iconic spoons, its a thoughtfully done yet cosy sort of card that shows Komatsu understands Alakazams genius and drive to gain the edge in battle
While the ability to evade counter magic is almost irrelevant the being blue enhances the worth of the spell