This means even beginners will likely know what many of the cards do already
The goal was to self-bounce and recast your things to trigger ETB things (Mulldrifter), self-bounce things (Azorius Aethermage), leaves play things (Circuit Mender), cast things (Equilibrium) and tapping the dork for something valuable (Opposition), with a bounce of self-bounce (Erratic Portal) and a flicker backup theme (Far Traveler proper) in order to lean into the non-cast stuff
Right off the bat, you're paying 5 mana to draw 4 cards and lose 4 life, which is already competitive with some of the best Black card draw available like Promise of Power and Ambition's Cost
This is especially good as Wizards increasingly puts the legendary supertype on more creatures than ever
How do these pages protect my valuable cards
I accept a few cards that specify a commander, so that turns Road of Return, and Command Beacon into good ways to find your legends