Believe it or not, The Aetherspark is currently the second most valuable card (non-foil, non-special printing) in the set
Beyond that, if your board is littered with a lot of blue pips after playing cards such as Future Sight, Arcanis the Omnipotent, Azami, Lady of Scrolls or any other cards with blue in their casting cost which, if youre playing Wizards, will likely be most of them then the ability to win the game on the spot becomes even easier, making this tricky little Merfolk an unassuming yet powerhouse threat for Wizards
The current mana base is fine for a budget deck, but we're playing a massive 17 basic lands, which sometimes means we have some issues drawing both of our colors
Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy has been five years in the making
The payoff does seem to be there though
Each player then opens a pack, removes any cards without Magic backs, and looks at their cards