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Date Night 1R Sorcery Choose one Take MJ Out Until end of turn, gain control of target creature with power 3 or less
But the Patrol has a very impressive Clue payoff it lets put a creature from your hand directly into play at the end of your turn, provided you have sacrificed three Clues in a turn
If you were playing fair, there was no way you could compete with that if the deck pulled it off and many games were won simply due to a willingness to play a card this powerful, allowing such decks to win long games they would otherwise be lost in
Landcycling Most likely in the set to smooth out the draft/sealed limited play environments
Im not sure a card like this has what it takes outside of Standard, but there are enough four-drops and greater for it to be a powerful threat there