In 1v1 formats, its essentially a waste of your mana and your time, but when you have three opponents actively casting spells each turn, Rhystic Study transforms into a powerful draw engine
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If we had some way to punish opponents for searching their deck or a way to stop them from searching Creatures (28) 4 Aven Mindcensor 2 Verdurous Gearhulk 4 Longtusk Cub 2 Servant of the Conduit 4 Greenbelt Rampager 4 Rishkar, Peema Renegade 4 Channeler Initiate 4 Old-Growth Dryads Lands (20) Spells (12) Maybe were supposed to combine Aven Mindcensor with Settle the Wreckage, but its hard to imagine a deck actually wanting both Old-Growth Dryads (as an undercosted drawback beatdown creature) and Settle the Wreckage (a double-white, four-cost instant defensive interactive spell)
One mana for two damage is lovely and when you can invest that mana early then it is a big win
We want to take advantage of that whenever possible, focusing OP09-062-nico-robin 's attack on their Leader, which in turn will force them to Counter OP09-062-nico-robin's attack when they can
But Edge of Eternities bucks this trend