If youre behind, Chandra sweeps the board to catch you up
Combine this with convoke and I can just hear the slow clap of appreciation from Honest Rutstein
One-for-one answers in general are not as effective when you have multiple opponents to worry about, and the polarizing nature of permission leads players to avoid these spells in a fun-first format
That makes Notion Thief a very powerful card that punishes your opponents for drawing too much, or accelerating too quickly with value
Mystic Remora, meanwhile, is at least partially balanced by the cumulative upkeep cost and isn't on the Game Changers list, meaning that there are more people out there who are interested in playing it (remove the concern of a higher bracket and you're sure to open up a card to more people)
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