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It allows you to get on the board quickly when you dont have an Aether Vial, protects your relevant spells from counterspells, and can prevent annoying things like Thoughtseize if the time is right

It verges towards the generic, but you cant deny the power of a Coastal Piracy variant that proliferates

You can scale this card well by combining it with cards where most of the cost is in a one off trigger, things like Sea Gate Oracle or Snapcaster Mage

There is a different air about it, and I have seen so many non-Magic players jumping on board with this set and suddenly become interested in the game, who have never touched it before