And thats where you want to be as a brewer, playing the cards that overperform because they are optimized to the meta
Even if it doesnt win the game on the spot (which it can enable, unlike Necropotence), it will load up your hand with many of the best cards in your deck immediately, helping form your game plan for the coming turn rotation
Receiving the citys blessing takes minimal work and you dont need to worry about flipping Emrakul, the Promised End off your Dark Confidant
Alpha Elementals and Unlimited Manipulators The title says it all: We are now in Old School territory again, with some cards from Alpha and Unlimited
This allows you to keep drawing cards, and leaves other mana open to interact with your opponent
This obviously includes sorceries, but most permanents can only be cast/played at sorcery speed