the bigger we grow it, the more Gnomes it makes when it attacks
Esika, God of the Tree / The Prismatic Bridge Esika, God of the Tree brings mana ramp for legendary creatures, while the back side, The Prismatic Bridge, delivers free permanents from the top of your library every upkeep
Putting that on a really good other ability (not to mention those seven starting loyalty counters) makes this a card that you can also just play for value
The fact that it serves as an overcosted Shock than can destroy whatever swords Sram, Senior Edificer is wielding against you is just bonus
Most of the time, youd be better off trading your cards in on the buylist and buying the power yourself
Fraying Omnipotence One of the great things about card evaluation from new sets is the ability to really compare new cards to the entire history of Magic cards