Once a land drop is missed, the effect of Esper Sentinel can be absolutely game crushing by letting your opponent draw cards and run away with the game quickly
These new cards can be played as a strategy in their own right, or used to enhance any strategy that allows you to ritually summon Light Warrior Ritual and/or Light Dragon monsters
While some critics have called its design uninspired power creep over Vanquishers Banner, players arent complaining about the results
Glissa, the Traitor Glissa, the Traitor offers a unique artifact commander that relies on eggs-style play patterns of sacrificing cheap artifacts like Mishra's Bauble and Haywire Mite while recurring them thanks to its textbox
Access to the monarch isnt hard to come by, but access to the monarch and a way to punish your opponents for being the monarch is a little more exciting
(2): If this card is banished, or sent from the field to the GY: You can add 1 Thunder Dragon card from your Deck to your hand, except Bolt Thunder Dragon