mtg set vs draft booster box Magic The Gathering Strixhaven Bundle set vs draft booster box

What sets Darkstar Augur apart is the fact that it flies, and for four mana total, creates two of that same card draw effect thanks to offspring, pressuring players to find two removal spells or a sweeper rather than the usual one-for-one trade a Dark Confidant might elicit

Seeing them in the main set, in a mythic slot no less, is slightly baffling

If you can combine it with Ephemerate, as the four-colour decks often do, you can set up some devastating turns where you just wipe the opponents board

It's a tad confusing for some people, how scry/reveal/look won't trigger these effects, but it's made up for by inviting odd synergies and old classics