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Thanks to the learn mechanic from Strixhaven , you can grab it from outside the game exactly when you need it, making it far more flexible than most 2-mana counters

On the other hand, you get to play this at the end of your opponent's turn (so you might as well get the card immediately), and you can get literally any card in your deck on the spot

Emerias Call / Emeria, Shattered Skyclave Run Emeria's Call in a token deck as a win condition that lets you attack with all your creatures without fear of losing any

So, be there.

Portent is almost identical to Ponder except it can target any player's library and the "cantrip" effect doesn't happen until the next turn's upkeep

I think they just wanted to make him really hard to cast so he could be filled to the brim with value