The Council of Four triggers off opponents drawing extra cards or double-spelling during their own turns, but you can also benefit from its abilities during your turn
Its still pretty messed up when you elk someones commander, but Okos less obnoxious when three people can beat up on it at once
Even then, it may still not make the cut, depending on the needs of your deck and its strategies
[52] While in the first four novels, the rewarded card (or in the case of Arena, two cards) was fixed, HarperPrism used the fifth novel to distribute the remaining cards randomly while supply lasted
These are typically very old cards because age tends to correlate with scarcity, especially with the Reserved List hanging around
This makes Strategic Planning a pseudo draw three cards effect