The other common goal seems to be just as noble making certain strategic choices more interesting and less automatic, like when and who to attack during the midgame
It is only because blue has so many potent cards that do much the same sorts of thing as Mystic Confluence that keeps this lower in the top five
Whenever its alliance effect triggers, another creature gets +1/+1 and trample until the end of the turn
that means it has the Shift keyword, so it can be played for less than its usual, 7 Ink cost
Sephara, Sky's Blade Sephara, Sky's Blade is a huge incentive to fill your deck with white birds
As long as you're the appropriate age to enter, you could meet cool people to play D&D or board games with at worst if you dont meet any MTG players