Having two expensive cards that see heavy play outside of Standard (and survive rotation) make Simic Flash an easy deck to buy from a financial perspective
But it's much more fringe than Mishra's Workshop
And Sterling Grove is a great, but forgotten, card that plays into a pro-enchantment place but has never been reprinted so it's not available in many a home, such as Commander decks or other places that would have made sense
This card does nothing to hinder searches like Aven Mindcensor or allow you to steal them like Opposition Agent, which means that its both less likely to draw ire from the table and more likely to not actually prevent your opponents from carrying out their plans and winning games
You basically get an extra copy of this card the turn that you cast it, and that trigger happens even if Flayer of Loyalties is countered
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