Hildibrand Manderville would have been a really interesting card to see in the main set, at least mechanically
Since then, Mickey has learned a few new tricks and brought them with him to Lorcana
The gold symbol is rare, and the orange symbol is mythic
Still, when you manage to keep him protected and pivot into a strong, moderate to high-MV spell, you're going to get amazing value out of him
If it did care, itd be easy to make competitive MTG affordable by simply printing staples like fetch lands regularly into Standard, but thats not what happens
Aside from being a human, which is a very relevant creature type in Commander, Modern and basically every other MTG format, Esper Sentinel is good because it reads: Whenever an opponent casts their first noncreature spell each turn, draw a card unless that player pays X, where X is Esper Sentinels power. Its a bit like Rhystic Study, but the cost can be far higher if youve got things that make humans stronger or you can put +1/+1 counters onto Esper Sentinel