Without having that as a focus, you will end up with five tokens that cannot block, and it will be difficult to finish the job that they start
This only works once per turn, but thats usually more than enough with a team of Dragons
Given the randomness of the boosters in each pre-release as well as the the structure of the tournament, Pre-Releases are pretty casual events which make them great for FF fans coming to Magic for the collaboration
Outside of removal, there's other powerful spells like the game-ender Exsanguinate, and the value engine Lingering Souls, both of which work well with Y'shtola's abilities due to being greater than mana value 3 when cast
Shutting down all of your opponents activated abilities, this dynamic duo throws a spanner in the works of even the best-laid plans, while simultaneously extending your own options by absorbing said abilities into their own text box
I do wonder when and where theyll finally reprint Ravages of War Sun Quan, Lord of Wu Exxaxl: Sun Quan is mainly a combat trick, something blue doesnt easily have access to normally