Some of Jace's competition, on the other hand, has been more long-lastingespecially Emrakul, the Aeons Torn, which, a full 15 years after it was first released, is still the biggest, baddest, most broken creature that Magic has ever produced, as a 15/15 flyer that annihilates your opponent's board when it attacks and gives you an extra turn when you cast it
Since it searches for any two cards, its better used as a silver bullet solution than a generic turn-one draw
In a deck with an abundance of low-costed creatures, as red often has, it isn't too hard to find one goblin token or construct creature to throw in the bin for the mana
This card (in combination with the previous card, Surrak) was my only out to a Sphinx of the Steel Wind in a fairly recent game
But the concept of sorceries is a great balancing tool that gives R&D some flexibility in the way they design cards