In a vacuum, the card is most valuable as a Merfolk or for its progress in building one's devotion in blue, since this is a vacuum without consideration for players that intend to win primarily through The Oracle'sThe Oracle's triggered ability, but clearly the card reserves its Game Changing status due to how it is played
With a card this affordable, saving a dollar is not always worth getting a copy that looks rough
The fact is, as Wizards of the Coast introduces more formats and continues along the inevitable power creep trail that MTG will probably forever be on, there are going to be more and more cards that are simply too good for the game - or at least some aspects of it
There's nothing quite like it in the game
Youve got awesome cards like Mega Pyroar ex and Mega Dragalge ex to hunt down, alongside Mega Floette
They need to be trading via combat when possible, which means the edict-effect can be backbreaking