Sure, it's on a coin flip, and that's never what you want in such an important card, but people underestimate this card all the time
Its also just a defensible 2-drop for any deck that needs it, so Im sure Black Mage's Rod will be a solid card
There were a lot of large-scale Battles in the lore, which would make this card type a good flavor win
You often find yourself playing against other control decks that have random one- and two-power creatures that look to nickel and dime you while you build up your mana
The Special Summon trigger which allows you to Link Summon could be quite fun if you had any way to Summon this card in your opponent's turn to make a Unicorn or something, but since you don't, I really think this card is useless
Time to narrow down who also had the means and opportunity. Illustrated by Carlos Palma Cruchaga Standard Legal Alchemy Not Legal Pioneer Legal Historic Legal Modern Legal Brawl Legal Legacy Legal Comp