Blue card draw spells are primarily designed to outpace and outsmart opponents by granting you access to more options and responses
Turns out, every villain worth a lick of salt showed up to commit some crimes, leading to a claustrophobic and altogether goofy setting
Finally there's Erestor of the Council which is one of only two voting payoff cards in the entire deck, and the payoff here is very good: every time you vote you are guaranteed to draw a card, and then on top of that you can bribe opponents to vote your way with treasures or scry when they don't vote your way
Strands of Night This was actually the card that got me wanting to write this article in the first place
Two mana to kill a creature is a common effect and even though blue-white shouldnt typically get this effect, that doesnt change the fact that it is a balanced card
We saw it return in Innistrad: Midnight Hunt with cards like Secrets of the Key and the MID Commander card Eloise, Nephalia Sleuth