Its cheaper to cast, fetchable with Urza's Saga, and copies both activated and triggered abilities
The fact it scales with the power level of your intended deck means its a highly useful tool, and one youre always happy to see
Staff of the Storyteller gets story counters when creature tokens are created, and you can pay and tap it to remove a counter to draw a card
For an Isshin deck, though, we're already playing multiple cards that keep our attackers safe, such as ReconnaissanceReconnaissance, Iroas, God of VictoryIroas, God of Victory, and Dolmen GateDolmen Gate
That's what head designer Mark Rosewater seemed to suggest earlier this month anyway, as he recently claimed that Universes Beyond isn't "an endless well", and that there are a finite number of franchises to cross over with that will be popular
Theyre also hard to get because of the low pull rates